Finding resources has been especially tough for families in western North Carolina after Helene destroyed homes and put some communities under water.
At a Circle K gas station on Highway 74 in Shelby, North Carolina WCNC Charlotte's Kayland Hagwood found some who had traveled long distances to find gas, electricity and food. Many of those were fleeing Asheville and the surrounded areas that were hit hardest by Helene. They were making their way south and east toward communities on the outskirts of Charlotte.
"It was about 30 cars in this [gas] line," Gerald Montgomery, who lives in Shelby, recalled. "It’s been like that for like two days now.”
Families lining up for gas in Shelby after historic flooding.
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