#asheville

[classychassiss]

Responding to direct requests for aid from our contacts in the area, we are loading up a truck and heading north to support our fellow southerners this weekend. We need to make $2000 fast to cover the entire wishlist provided to us by folks in North Carolina. Can you help us? Cash-app and Venmo is @/TeamKombatikon. Donations can also be made through ko-fi.com/angelito

Thank you so much!

[livesunique]

Biltmore House, Asheville, New Carolina, United States

[oldnorthcarolina]

cemetery angel, December 2023

[thepaintedchateau]

...December's wintery breath is clouding the pond...obscuring summer's memory...

[abductin]

⛰️ — as you may know, hurricane helene devastated appalachia. if you enjoy my blog or southern gothic aesthetic, consider contributing to the efforts to aid appalachia in these difficult times. we are one of the poorest areas of the country. we are one of the most overlooked. this was a catastrophic amount of destruction and loss. the mountains will recover, but the people here will take a little longer. generations will feel this devastation. please do what you can and take care of each other.

[catsofyore]

Cat amidst debris from Hurricane Donna in 1960.

If you can, please donate to the Asheville Humane Society to help their Hurricane Helene recovery efforts! Donate. Also the Humane Society of the United States which is providing disaster relief and transport services throughout the affected areas. Donate. Photo source.

[abandonedography]

"Went to Asheville to help family Saturday. On the way home this was the only major route around the I40 closure at Black Mountain" (via)

[iris-polaris]

➡️ historical moment: i'm gonna Doxx The Zoo for the first time.

but only because my little cold bear heart is currently tremoring.

the Zoo, where i live, is about two hours away from Western North Carolina, which has been obliterated by the latest hurricane. i don't mean "a lot of damage." i mean all highways are destroyed so no one can get in or out except by air. i mean whole towns are gone. Actually Gone. period. kaput

i mean no cellphone service & no power & very little wi-fi. i mean people trapped on Mountains with food running out & stranded on hospital rooftops. i mean San Diego is sending a convoy of rescue vehicles. yes, California. this is why you haven't seen a Ton of footage yet.

Western North Carolina, for those who are not in the know, is very far inland. they do not get hit by hurricanes or if they do, it's very light. this is where people go to EVACUATE from our coast. they were not prepared, understandably.

dams failed catastrophically. with the exception of satellite connections like Starlink and spotty wi-fi here and there, people cannot get in contact with their relatives and friends due to a total grid collapse. it's, uh, Not Great.

we're fine, here at the Zoo. we were to the far east of the hurricane. we just lost power for a hot minute. but knowing that so much devastation happened nearby is...harrowing. there but for the grace of god go i etc. esp since not much can be done directly right this second.

the point of this Post for now is just overall awareness since i haven't seen too much info on how you, reader, can directly take action at the moment. and i'm nervous that this horrific thing will go unnoticed. search "Asheville" or "Western North Carolina" anywhere for more details.

i don't think i can really do an Event to help, but we'll see in the coming months. (it will take months to rebuild. years, even. like i said: highways into the area gone, towns gone. GONE. good-bye.) so...just be aware? i suppose.

i'm still collecting my thoughts.

god damn.

[victusinveritas]

[bugsbeach]

[jacobvanloon]

Landscape paintings by Chris Jehly

[oldnorthcarolina]

Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina

[inter-volve]

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March 14th 2025

[ireton]

Asheville, North Carolina woman says the media is lying about the de*th toll from Hurricane Helene, says the real number is much higher than 200. The TT user says cold trailers are overflowing with bodies. “If you go to certain backroads, you will still find bodies hanging from trees they haven’t gotten to yet,” she posted. “I don’t think people understand that 500+ people are de*d. Thousands more missing.” “Some [people] still in mattresses because no one had warning…”

[tilbageidanmark]

An abandoned house in Asheville, NC, got a rainbow paint job.

[lowcountry-gothic]

Devastation from Hurricane Helene in Asheville, North Carolina and nearby areas

Sources: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12.

Ways to donate and help flood victims in Western North Carolina after Hurricane Helene