11 members of same family killed when mudslide wiped out NC neighborhood during Hurricane Helene

[@KathrynloveX11]

This is so tragic. I never knew mud slides could be so powerful. I am so sorry for your loss

[@BradKwfc]

The tragedy of life. Mother nature will kill us all, destroy everything we know, and never bat an eye.

[@ShlomoMendelssohn]

@@KathrynloveX11 This is what climate change looks like.

[@GreatWhiteWeasel]

@@ShlomoMendelssohn time and place, bro

[@ohno7153]

@@GreatWhiteWeasel”time and place” it IS the time to say it. this isn’t Mother Nature it’s the consequence of climate change. It’ll only get worse/

[@tamaralunt3103]

Lol it's actually called weather warfare... Climate change is a hoax , the weather modification projects/experiments are what's doing the weather. As for fires ....dews ... Dig deep ​@@ShlomoMendelssohn

[@stevensims3342]

I don't think I would be able to talk or maintain composure like that man did. 😓😫

[@KimberlyVito]

I was thinking the same thing

[@commiesnzombies]

must be inheriting

[@user-lq9es6wm9s]

He’s in shock. My friend lost her son and went from talking normally to wailing in a way that was scary.

[@mgcuriel]

@@user-lq9es6wm9syeah he’s definitely in shock. The loss he has endured is unimaginable…He hasn’t processed it yet, God bless and help him and the remaining family family members through their heartbreak and grief.

[@trendgil]

Probably a beneficiary.. if not then he's definitely a Christian.

[@thriftyandniftyideas4902]

My prayers are with this guy and his family and everyone affected by Helene. May God bless them and help to heal them.

[@donnamarsala4257]

Omg! So sorry..my neice is good friends with this family and said to see it everyday is beyond our imagination...everyone try and help as small donation as you can. God Bless🙏🙏

[@goov47]

My deepest condolences to every family that lost their loved ones in this tragedy.

[@brendaflo4033]

I'm from Wisconsin and have been watching all this tragedy. 😢 I didn't know anyone that lived in the area that has been destroyed, but it sure has been hurting my heart. All of the ppl I've saw or heard about just breaks my heart & soul. The pain you must all be going through! I've been so sad.💔

[@cfpros1]

Praying for your family. So sorry for your loss.

[@Mike-f5n4q]

I can never imagine what your going through right now but we are here for you and let's get this message out We Love ❤️ Craigtown!!! AMEN

[@tamaralunt3103]

Praying for you from Australia ❤

[@barbarasue7191]

My God my God! Eleven Family members. I can't comprehend it but I am sure praying for you and all the others devastated by Helene.

[@xplrinaa]

my grandmother is part of the craig family…she got married and lost that last name but she lost those same 11 family members. She still lives there because her house is still stable

[@H4me7215]

Deepest condolences to you n your wife. This is heart breaking to lose your immediate family members. ..May they rest in Peace.

[@marrireavis4872]

Prayers for the family 🙏🙏🙏those who created this storm will face crimes against humanity!

[@peppermintgekko5673]

Everyone that denied climate change helped create the storm.

[@HappyShackHomestead-909]

my heart goes out to the "Craig Family" 🩵💜🩵 God.. Please give this family the strength to continue on in life.. hopefully your fundraiser will bring in the much needed funds to help with funeral expenses, & to rebuild your iconic Craigtown. so heart breaking.. 💔 Prayers are with you.. 🙏 i doubt i could hold my composure as well as you have here. 😭 we are praying for you.. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@cathywatsoncruz]

Thousands killed in Helene, over 2000.

[@tamaralunt3103]

😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@bigaaron]

And because its an ongoing tragedy, it isnt being talked about anymore

[@seamarsh3756]

@@bigaaronironic statement considering this is a news station from chicago that you are making this comment on...

[@headcas620]

fake news

[@hannah20071000]

Unlikely, maybe 300 tops. There's about 250 people confirmed dead and less than 50 still missing. The 2k number is just not a true number, thankfully!

[@karenb2382]

This is just so heartbreaking and tragic to me. I am so very sorry for such loss. 😥🙏🙏

[@mac4782]

The ancestors: Sometimes you gotta pop out and show people.

[@j.m.moffitt488]

God bless your family and all those that lost lives, homes and your community. I'm so disappointed in our nation and their response

[@barrywainwright3391]

To lose both parents and great grandparents and other family at the same time is very devastating.

[@CajunAdrienne]

Man , that's tough! I can't imagine! So sorry for your loss.

[@Mike-f5n4q]

Praying 🙏 for you tonight Jesse and your family !!!! With God all things are possible, Amen 🙏

[@dianahairr9380]

@kristinashepherd3003 My daughter is a teaching colleague of this man. I can assure you that they had no idea how deadly Helene would be. They were not adequately warned. I can assure you that they certainly did not think they were more powerful than Mother Nature!!

[@danellzaabani5923]

Yes, they lost their power before they could even get information to sell any type of shelter not that it would have helped. Praying for all of North Carolina & all the devastation. It will take them YEARS to recover. We need to help them in any way we can!! 💔🙏🙏🙏🥲 Send them 💰💰💵💵

[@TheFergarfergar]

​@@danellzaabani5923no 😡😡😡 that's Communism... You must send more money to is not real

[@denisemonnier2526]

Why did Duke energy open the dams??

[@southerncross5360]

Cell service went down before power outages! The move to higher ground warning messages never reached those in danger!

[@robertkirkpatrick7903]

@@denisemonnier2526 This was not from a lake this was rain water .It started to rain some on Wednesday and rained all day thursday and all night and until about 12:00 or1:00 on friday.

[@parrishinvestigations952]

May the Lord Jesus Christ be with that man and the survivors of that horrible disaster 😢😢😢

[@jamiegoodman2995]

Well, thank you Diane for helping bring funds down here

[@aprilsmith3683]

What does one say to you Sir... An utter loss for words... 🇿🇦

[@Abagaggun]

That flag doesn’t have the place or intention for this disaster! These people are American!

[@cathywatsoncruz]

It won't be the same. Blackrock us after the land.

[@rachmonte]

Heartbreaking and beyond tragic. Prayers to all. Devastating just to watch.

[@wolfvillenow]

So incredibly tragic and my prayers are with you as well as a small donation.

[@dorenehendricks6627]

So very sorry for all your loss prayers to all the rest RIP

[@adamtady9288]

And yet they still send bilions to ukraine, till when? Tell me

[@mprpdx]

On Sept. 25, 2024, one week before Helene made landfall, 100 Republicans voted against a budget bill to continue funding the federal government, including FEMA’s disaster relief fund, through the end of 2024. Luckily, the bill passed the House by a 341-82 vote and passed the Senate by a 78-18 vote. All of the votes against the bill were Republicans. If money isn’t available, it isn’t because it’s going to Ukraine. Blame republicans for being so proactive at disenfranchising the American people. Then, to top it off, when disaster hits, they lie and further instill fear by claiming the administration isn’t doing anything and won’t help.

[@noblejennette2101]

This is Russian propaganda parroted through US right wing media. So, good job helping Putin conquer a sovereign nation.

[@TheLettersJ]

New administration maybe?

[@katherineblakely7142]

Hopefully until Ukraine wins so the war doesn't come onto our soil or involve our military. Please do some research.

[@mulvaney04]

And billions, 540 billion on illegals. But our own neighbors need help...😢

[@sagehaverstick6054]

Praying for you and your town.

[@Lilmickcrocodiledundee0001]

Heartbreaking. Thoughts and prayers

[@chrysldlg]

My Lord... I'm sorry for your loss

[@amazaan]

Seems like those bunker buster boom hits the land hard

[@Mike-f5n4q]

Blessings to you and all your relatives ♥️ May they rest in peace 🙏, very sorry for your loss

[@nicquefletcher9660]

RIP to these family members 🙏🏾 I'm so sorry

[@perriebradley7850]

Im so sorry, its devastating

[@mikerichardson7053]

Gary Kendall I am praying for you and your family and friends 😢

[@DulceN]

My deepest condoleces.

[@helenalmodovar5772]

This is what our government did gir the lithium & other minerals in that part of the town, they manipulated the weather don’t get it twisted the government did this for power & money! I only pray the family rebuilds & never sell the land for what they did!

[@aquosventus]

The government can't create a hurricane you nimrod.

[@donnaflagg333]

I surely agree with you Helen. I would add this: I don’t think they are a “government” as we understand it. To me, Washington acts just like the Mafia extorting money from the people and using it for their purposes not our benefit. Some people think it all went to pot when they killed Kennedy - I’m thinking it was way before then sister - way back in my great and grandparents days. Yes that long ago. That was Great and very Brave point you made! Thanks 🙏🏼 ✨🕊️💚☘️💚🕊️✨

[@donnaflagg333]

Addendum: I pray that they don’t take his land away from him. Because there’s nothing left, they condemn and take it by eminent domain leaving him and his deceased family homeless. Land grab that’s how they like to do things in FSA. Washington didn’t come when NC called for aid they wouldn’t dare admit why. I’m old and I can’t stop thinking about the civil war we are building towards. ❤ Pray Jesus ❤ 🔥🔥🔥

[@donnaflagg333]

Types in “nimrod” and am redirected to ​@@aquosventus sometimes KZbin gets it right 😂 name calling isn’t a rebuttal; it’s the tool nimrods use to draw attention to themselves. It backfires on ‘em every time 😂 gotta luv it!

[@peppermintgekko5673]

Climate change did this for f-ck sake. I can’t believe people will believe something as absurd as as the government wiped out whole towns by controlling mudslides for a land grab, & yet those same people will deny climate change that has mountains of scientific data & studies to back it up. The mental gymnastics are beyond comprehension to me.

[@SOCRATELEFOU]

Un bonjour de Paris..France ❤

[@gerismith8438]

My prayers are with you.

[@cindyfamoly9022]

So so sorry for you i will pray for you all god bless you😊

[@Mikeispetty916]

Doesn’t look like $750 is going to do much maybe the trillions in Ukraine and Israel would help but this is the administration we’re stuck with.

[@noblejennette2101]

Your side supports Israel unequivocally. Calls democrats antisemites for wanting Netanyahu to call a cease fire. Do you understand you’re a huge hypocrite?

[@KeithBlanchard-d5l]

These are emergency funds that has been given out since fema was formed, trump lied to you like he did about Mexico paying for a wall😊😅😮😢😂😊😅😮😢. After being in America for more than than three generations, you should have insurance and money in the bank, so much for the we are against government handouts crowd😊😅😮😢😂😊😅😮😢

[@katherineblakely7142]

You're misinformed. The $750. is and has been the exact same amount, first payment for basic necessities for every disaster. It has nothing to do with politics and is not a limit on anything. Please do some research.

[@KeithBlanchard-d5l]

@@katherineblakely7142 Thant you trump is always playing these people

[@Mikeispetty916]

@@katherineblakely7142 that wasn’t the situation with the campfire here in California

[@eleanormarkowski1294]

😢😢😢 my heart breaks for your loss.

[@denisemonnier2526]

Duke energy opened the dams - that caused the mudslides.

[@dennisgregoire7706]

Please name the dams which were opened! Then I will believe you!

[@robertkirkpatrick7903]

There is no lakes in this area of Buncomb county NC. So Duke energy had nothing to do with this flooding!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Godsknight2550]

People will forget, the news will forget. Why didn’t people evacuate?

[@rossmcclure5618]

I think it was like a flash flood. Like instant waterfall in some cases

[@lorihaas4286]

I live in Buncombe County - no one knew that Helene would sit on top of our already saturated land. There was no evacuation orders before the storm because everyone predicted it would be powerful but fast moving. Instead it was more powerful than we thought possible and just stalled out on top of us.

[@livingintongues]

Why are you refusing to pay attention, look at the map in the story this Town is in the western portion of the state!! They were not in an evacuation area. This was an impossible situation . It should never have happend. Your just throwing around meanness for no reason. Mother's used to tell thier children if you have nothing nice to say, then perhaps you should not be speaking at all.

[@mulvaney04]

Flash, meaning no time to outrun it. It wasn't expected.

[@liberty8424]

Their phones went out & they had no notice.

[@Lkiddell805]

So sorry for your loss my heart breaks for you 😢

[@mikerichardson7053]

Praying for you all

[@2flocks]

Grandpa purchased a death certificate for his whole family:/

[@pinupdoll97]

Awe, be less.😞this poor family. Praying for this family.

[@ExploreWashington]

Don’t give up that land. SAVE CRIAG TOWN.

[@PhilRockwell]

What do you mean you want to rebuild there, if your grandfather had a dream/knightmare of what just happened to his grand children and great grand children, do you believe he would still built a home there and start a family, Maybe build an replical memorial site, but to have new homes for families to restart there shouldnt doesn't sound logical.

[@MrYougotcaught]

Thoughts & prayers

[@Linda-lk3uv]

It would be right if in memory of all the horrible deaths of people and animals in North Carolina if a memorial is put up in their memory and laws that lithium can never be mined in NC. If lithium wasn't the reason for this, then I guess nobody will care if that law goes into effect in memory of what happened here. It takes a lot of clean water to mine lithium and the water becomes toxic and can never be used again. So that's much needed water taken from the earth permanently. No lithium mining in NC. That would be an appropriate memorial for this horrific nightmare. Don't let them sweep this under the rug.

[@MrMorgan316]

May the grace of the Lord Jesus be with his holy people. Amen.

[@EightyFour-s3z]

Is it true that the hurricanes are destroying, what are known as ‘Sundown Towns’?

[@Vben-z2f]

Asheville is very “liberal”. Boone is also more liberal id imagine as it’s a college town. Some of the smaller towns probably do have old timer racists. But as a NC native I’ve never been made aware of “sundown” towns in the mountains. Probably were a thing a long time ago knowing this countries horrendous history but I’m not aware of any that existed before the hurricane or that were destroyed.

[@KennethColeman-ke1mh]

What is a sundown town is it what I think it is

[@lordcarl4584]

There are plenty of sundown towns in Colorado....could they be next on the list?

[@EseEsKaliman]

i've never heard of sundown towns near where i live but people do have racist tendencies and many families still have their racist decorative items up in their homes. Most are kind people but some aren't. i have been kicked out of 1 gas station because they said i was stealing when i didn't have anything on me except my wallet and phone.

[@noblejennette2101]

Hurricanes are destroying literally everything in their path, they do not have an agenda, they go where the high and low pressure of our atmosphere push them. They come about more regularly and with more intensity nowadays because the water in the Gulf of Mexico is much hotter than it used to be and fuels bigger storms. Oil companies are ecstatic that you’re questioning if, perhaps, somehow, there are people with the ability to create massive weather systems and use them to target conservative parts of America. They LOVE it. Anything to keep the attention off the fact that it is the carbon dioxide that the burning of fossil fuels creates which is trapping heat in our atmosphere and warming the water and planet. Keep parroting their propaganda and you’ll have a lot more major disasters to blame liberal elites for.

[@ShlomoMendelssohn]

This is what ExxonMobil's climate change looks like.

[@Peekafuknboo]

😔

[@cyndeelou-i1e]

No this is what erosion looks like ….They have dug and dug into these mountains around here and built and built ..Roads new homes and ppl keep moving here ..I just think these mountains had enough and all the rain just caused it to give way ..My opinion

[@ShlomoMendelssohn]

​@@cyndeelou-i1eThe story is about eleven people killed by Hurricane Helene. The hurricane caused the mudslides. Climate Change fueled the hurricane.

[@kristinashepherd3003]

@@cyndeelou-i1epeople don’t understand how erosion works and how you can’t strip mine everything. Tennessee has the same issues because of how clear cut and dug out it is.

[@travelerforever8849]

Climate changes and extreme weather are connected.. whether we agree or disagree, it is happening now impact all..

[@AlphonseWeebay]

Not in a small town… a sundown town?

[@lordcarl4584]

Exactly

[@beardeddragon9255]

I bet your presumptive, paranoid, and sadistic comment made you grin a bit.

[@noblejennette2101]

@@lordcarl4584exactly what?

[@anthonypinkney6536]

Is this a sundown town 😂

[@noblejennette2101]

Explain this question and the laughing emoji

[@supertigerroadtrip5193]

​@@noblejennette2101you are talking to a very low IQ Individual who is brainwashed by tiktok, don't waste your time.

[@victoravila866]

Hahhahahahhaha so funny 😅

[@victoravila866]

​@noblejennette2101 go make luv to ur cuzin 😅

[@CarlaRFowler]

😢❤️‍🩹🙏🏾💔

[@SOCRATELEFOU]

Un bonjour de Paris..France...Vive Trump❤

[@dnrasf]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@heathcrow109]

😕☹️

[@tamaravasselin8978]

They don't appear affected by the loss... some people arent

[@rosariocampos6412]

Sad our

[@jenpaulhome1]

May our Lord Jesus assuage your pain and God keep you in his hands. Hold on because Trump is coming.

[@tamaravasselin8978]

Y'all were begged to evacuate! Now the community is supposed to help cover burial costs?! They're buried already!

[@dred9174]

Sundown Towns being destroyed 🧐

[@noblejennette2101]

This has got to be the most insane conspiracy theory there is.

[@dred9174]

@@noblejennette2101 a quick Google search will show that most of these towns are sundown towns.

[@KeithBlanchard-d5l]

It’s a-shame this guy has a town named after him and he’s broke

[@stevencorrea8032]

​@@noblejennette2101if they are Sundown towns and they got destroyed what else do you call it?

[@ChaseBankz-j3q]

@@noblejennette2101if you do your homework you will see that it’s not a conspiracy I’ve been hearing of sundown towns since I was in high school 35 now

[@tammyduncan2112]

No you cannot hear the heartbreaks, these people appear to be unaffected by the loss of their parents and family members.😮

[@heiseili9279]

shock

[@beepbeepbeepBoom]

epitaph: wth didnt i evacuate

[@NoFaceNoCase-211]

Consequences of evil and racism.

[@victoravila866]

Hahahhahahahha so funny 😅

[@atrailerinthewoods]

He will get nothing from our government

[@mprpdx]

On Sept. 25, 2024, one week before Helene made landfall, 100 Republicans voted against a budget bill to continue funding the federal government, including FEMA’s disaster relief fund, through the end of 2024. Luckily, the bill passed the House by a 341-82 vote and Senate by a 78-18 vote. All of the votes against the bill were Republicans. So, if he doesn’t get anything from the government, he can start by thanking republicans.

[@atrailerinthewoods]

@@mprpdx almost 200 million sent to Lebanon in the just a day or 2 into this hurricane disaster without even needing to ask Congress.. derr Republicans though

[@atrailerinthewoods]

@@mprpdx what about Lahaina? East palestine? Hundreds of billions spent overseas.. NOTHING for our citizens.. derrr Trump bad

[@noblejennette2101]

@@atrailerinthewoods100% of funds appropriated by the United States government go through Congress. The president does not have a magic pen to send money places. You’ve been conned.

[@BarkotSentayehu]

Not teyi g to be judgemental but 11 dead and he doesn't look like it

[@liberty8424]

It's called SHOCK. and he's had 12-14 days to cry

[@DeborahKing-w9r]

Wonder how many "Black" folk live there.. Or are ALLOWED There?! 🤔hummm No.. Serious Question!

[@woodrowcall3158]

Down Flat Creek Road past Nesbitt Chapel there are two black families that were impacted by the floods and landslides. There is a hispanic family on Flat Creek Road as well. What is your point?

[@Afrosamu89]

Look at what god does

[@kristinashepherd3003]

It’s tragic that people didn’t evacuate and thought they could be more powerful than nature

[@lynwessel2471]

One search and rescue woman said she got the evacuation warning text 6 days later. Cell service was out 3 hours before the warning was sent.

[@Betty-ub1jc]

I heard that these people had a thirty minute warning, if any? 😢

[@evelynmahoney3569]

It's not like they ignored evacuation warnings or evacuation orders. They expected heavy winds & rain, but nothing of this magnitude. When warnings or orders were eventually issued, in most cases it was too late. On the west coast, weather reports these days can tell us, for example, what time the rain will start with accuracy to within a few minutes. I remember hearing years ago that advancements in forecasting would, in the near future, be very precise. What time the first showers would begin & whether it would affect your commute, etc. was the exact example they used. Are these hurricanes all that different? You hafta wonder. Why weren't there accurate weather forecasts ahead of all this ?? I saw a YT title for a video suggesting that Govt cloudseeding imparts a surprising amount of control over these storms in terms of their strength and size, factors that determine how much devastation they're likely to cause. It also seemed to indicate that the cloudseeding influence is intentionally being made known to the public in order to effect lesser FEMA payouts. I assume that would be because in the cloudseeding scenario, it might be considered man-made and not an unforeseeable Act of God or Natural Disaster. To take it one step further, I just saw another video's title suggesting that there was targeting of specific areas of a particular economy &`culture. I didn't watch any of them, this is just what was in the titles/ descriptions. Seemed like a bit of a reach, but I wouldn't put anything past the govt. That got me wondering about why their weather forecast was so inaccurate.

[@louderthanwordsInclusivity]

​@@Betty-ub1jcmost had none. Only some had a 10-30 minute warning, a handful of towns out of an area the size of Massachusetts

[@liberty8424]

​@@evelynmahoney3569it's more exact with satellites, lasers, & 5g in everything...

[@MrBoomyoulose]

50k. For a burial..... um... ok.

[@louderthanwordsInclusivity]

Per person that its

[@dodgester77]

For ELEVEN burials. Do you know how much a burial costs in USA in 2024? Not cheap.

[@idreesmohammed5823]

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸 FROM RIVER TO SEA

[@Argee52]

The bible said if you come back to him, he will come back to you!

[@eglez8341]

I wonder how he is able to talk about such a tragedy without any tears? No feelings..

[@liberty8424]

12-14 days of SHOCK does that to most people!

[@narayaniji8699]

It's called shock. People emotionally dissociate when overwhelmingly traumatized. . Look it up.

[@GODiscomingsoonagain]

Daniel 8:23-25 In the latter part of their reign, when rebels have become completely wicked, a fierce-looking king, a master of intrigue, will arise. 24 He will become very strong, but not by his own power. He will cause astounding devastation and will succeed in whatever he does. He will destroy those who are mighty, the holy people. 25 He will cause deceit to prosper, and he will consider himself superior. When they feel secure, he will destroy many and take his stand against the Prince of princes. Yet he will be destroyed, but not by human power. Read full chapter

[@sylviastewart351]

2 whole weeks ago.🙏🏽🎚