Drone Video: Floods wipe out homes & bridge in Bat Cave, Asheville River Arts District devastated

[@williamlloyd3769]

Smashed, hard to stomach seeing this. It’s an amazing place to vacation and I hope to see it again!

[@mondocjenson-dy8zd]

From Boone to Mount Mitchell, I done work in the WNC region and their devastation has impacted my ability to 😴 well

[@seeharvester]

@@mondocjenson-dy8zd *I've

[@adamcordell7750]

Drove my 1st ever bus route… Edneyville to Bat Cave to Chimney Rock, and to the red light in Gerton. Such a beautiful area

[@brettkelly5894]

Most beautiful place I've ever been born and raised in florida I used to go to bat cave monthly it was worth the trip and money just to spend a couple days there.

[@kingdomacademymf9316]

Just a few months ago I stayed at Batcave River cottages, now decimated. They were the first 2 buildings shown in the video. Praise God the owner got rescued and they are safe but now all 3 of their homes are gone. Prayers to all those affected, my heart is with you!

[@gmcxm211]

What makes this so devastating as that these places are in valleys. Theres no place for water to go but up the sides of the valleys. Also theres no prior warning on evacuations. Nobody can predict what valley will flood and which one won't.

[@mica122213]

everything is built along the river.. back then they had to and.. these are old warehouses and buildings they turned into breweries and restaurants.

[@kenr9545]

Every day, the videos just seem to get sadder and more tragic…I live in Hendersonville, and have been on the road. I think I escaped major damage, but I’ll see Friday.

[@rkf2746]

Wishing you all the best from Colorado. This is so sad to watch.

[@scronx]

Can you tell us whether Haus Heidelberg is all right?

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Like my dad always used to say - if you live by a river eventually you are going to get flooded out

[@seeharvester]

@@Christoph-sd3zi Yep. Your Dad was/is a wise man.

[@3CardCharlie]

Thinking the most positive thoughts for everyone at this moment. I hope things get better quickly. 😢

[@MeilyUribe-qo3ux]

This is heart breaking

[@palmwaytech]

Deforestation and erosion - man made

[@Romeo-ks4fe]

@@MeilyUribe-qo3ux GOD did not promise life will be without suffering. Be blessed.

[@danielfitzgerald9008]

There was this sweet little elderly woman that owned the HD shop This hurts me so much I loved this place

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[@bartgomez4872]

I grew up in East Tennessee. I live in Western NC, now. It's horrible 😢. I've given $ and volunteered. This storm is unprecedented. We don't have massive floods in the mountains. Well, we just did. Franklin Graham's Samaritan's Purse is already there. That's where I gave $ to and volunteered with. Choppers have been flying from here to Boone and Asheville, delivering supplies. Please give $$ to help. We weren't prepared for this and the dams overflowing and collapsing. We need your prayers, too! I just got power on today but MANY have no power and/or no homes, clothing, possessions, etc. But, we're Americans and Mountain Strong! We WILL bounce back but we need our fellow Americans help at this time.❤

[@sandydiller4828]

I was considering World Central Kitchen but I’ll donate to Graham. Prayers from Holland MI.

[@1WVaMomma]

Samaritan's Purse is very good. Always ready to go!

[@kathymiller5781]

HEARTBREAKING 💔😭 Sending Prayers ❤

[@CynthiaKelly-w5n]

This is so heart wrenching

[@robertd9850]

We love our state but the pride and joy are the coast to the east and our beautiful mountains in the west. This is heartbreaking.

[@DarrenVosper-gd1kw]

Prayers for all. My wife and I go to saff show every year in Fletcher NC. Love this area so beautiful. It’s gonna take a while to build it back.

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[@nowistime8070]

I am in utter shock this has happened to you

[@plantcitychuck2551]

Hard to wrap your head around all this destruction

[@kimberlybeeson3613]

This is horrible. People just living their lives and then the next day no house, no job, no nothing.

[@JRandaII]

Maybe they should have prayed…

[@infinidimensionalinfinitie5021]

i know pictures can't capture the reality; so wow;

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[@Simulera]

Darned shame. All the best, we’ll all be back to visit your magic town again once you can get back on your feet. You’re not forgotten.

[@kikivon3501]

This is a horrible scene of loss and devastation. People have died, lost everything. For the love of everything that is good and decent. KEEP YOUR SNARKY POLITICAL COMMENTS OFF OF OTHER PEOPLES MISERY. SHAME ON YOU

[@Lisa-b3c1u]

Well stated.

[@chrisalley6282]

Ok, just don't complain when more of your hard-earned money is siphoned from you and laundered in Ukraine when there are Americans suffering. Just because you're not interested in politics, doesn't mean politics isn't interested in you.

[@randomchannel-px6ho]

That's what the fascist do

[@sandyfields678]

U r so right..be civil or b gone..wecr all in this mess 2gether,even if hurricane bypassed us..read sany r missingband no cell service 2 even call in n out.. prayers they r found soon..😢😢😢😊😊

[@SteveninTune]

​@@DarkRoseTVplease keep your pathetic political comments to yourself

[@Harperartist]

We're harding working good people. we'll survive.

[@jr-xs9tf]

The minute the rain stopped, the people of western North Carolina grabbed shovels and pitched in to help others. Just the way mountain people roll.

[@JustinDoesWhat]

Wife and i just got apple cider from the corner store two weeks ago this at the beginning of the video! Very sad! Devastating! I’m from Florida and just posted drone footage but it makes our damage look much less catastrophic! (Even though ours was different with storm surge)

[@JRandaII]

Why aren’t you praying harder…?

[@JustinDoesWhat]

@@JRandaII 🤷‍♂️

[@donna1509]

😢😢 everyone is in my Prayers 🙏🙏.

[@JRandaII]

Pray harder…!

[@Fuphyter]

It's so shocking. My ex's mom moved to Asheville in the early 90s. We brought our kids there a lot. My son lives in Asheville now.

[@BenJoSon]

My Dad’s birthplace. In 1918. Hadn’t changed much last time we visited a year or two ago. Changed now

[@anb7408]

The NWS likes to use the terms "100 year", "500 year" flood, etc. to describe the level of a flood disaster. I would personally classify the western NC floods as a 1000 year flood at the very least. I've NEVER seen such catastrophic flooding on such a massive and destructive scale as this where entire towns and hundreds of people have been wiped off the map. And I've lived to see the '93 Mississippi floods and the '94 Georgia floods.

[@Kokomo365]

Build high and farm low. Weather is unpredictable, but gravity is not. Losing a crop is better than all of your stuff.

[@zekragash4294]

Can't get much higher east of the Mississippi.

[@tedeby5351]

The people who built high are stranded with downed trees and washed out roads.

[@zekragash4294]

​@tedeby5351 We're fine, thanks for your concern. Rather cut a few branches than have to worry about being carjacking at the station or stepping on a dirty needle.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

This is the very 1st video where you can see dozens of people and NONE OF THEM HAVE THEIR PHONE IN THEIR HAND ....

[@hsmith1269]

No FEMA polo shirts in sight

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

@@hsmith1269 and there wont be

[@verleguntrumjr.2787]

There’s really no words that can cover this destruction. I’m in SC where we had the winds and our neighbors North, got the rain.

[@aprilmae274]

There were off-grid, small communities in this area as well. Just gone without a trace now.

[@mikesradiorepair]

Some of these communities could be greatly helped out by the US military. I have seen a lot of small bridges destroyed that the military could supply a temporary bridge and have it installed in literally a matter of minutes. I served in a Combat Heavy Engineer Battalion in the US Army while deployed in South Korea and in addition to temporary airfield installations we did temporary bridges. If the government could "loan" several M60 Armored Vehicle-Launched Bridge (AVLB) platforms it would allow access for some of these towns that are cut off. Even the tried and true temporary Bailey bridges.

[@marionbaker106]

We have lost everything in this flood, our home is more than half gone in the river! And our two others vacation rentals are completely destroyed! We just heard today that LOOTERS are going into the area and stealing things from homes and businesses that are devastated! REALLY PEOPLE! 😢 how cold can your hearts be? I’m praying for you and asking Jesus to write down each person’s name and that you will be called to account for your actions and deeds! May you be repaid 7 fold for your actions!!!

[@Janet-Martin]

I also had heard the same exact thing and I was praying it was not true because like you said how much worse can it get. Are you in Bat Cave ??? Because I cannot see any pictures of our property that has the Big White House and a log cabin and from what a man told me on Facebook he said the Bat Cave was wiped out ??? If you can respond with any information I would appreciate it.

[@1WVaMomma]

Heartbreaking! Justifiable anger! So far, all looters are illegal aliens.

[@hifiphilly9637]

God bless all who were effected. Thoughts and prayers to all who lost loved one.

[@N_I_T_Y_A]

Seriously devastating...😑

[@CatHound]

Very sad, I remember as a kid with my parents going through there. There all gone and now this.

[@RemonScott]

This stuff is crazy it's seem like a movie

[@williamloree905]

When I saw that hurricane on radar here in Florida it was massive it covered the whole state but I thought it would stop once it hit land. Never would I image it would do this much damage. It will get better - most of all our electric lines are now underground - our gas stations & grocery stores have generators.

[@LynnFrye-wm5kx]

One family of friends here in the WV hills praying, for you all.

[@IndianaRob13]

The worse hurricane ever..prayers for everyone..hope soon everything will get better...God Bless all of you -🙏➕️

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

That town is going to become a ghost town .....

[@jeannettejimenez5228]

Increíbles tomas, se nota la tragedia con Hellen ❤❤❤muchas gracias por su información oportuna e importante

[@Knucklehead123]

We humans like to live near water and tame nature until she tames us. Makes me wonder if we need to buckle up for worse storms to come.

[@boblatkey7160]

Yes! We do.

[@piccalillipit9211]

YEP - you had a choice, stop driving V8 trucks and stop hyper consumerism OR suffer the consequences. You chose the giant trucks and the endless plastic ****** Now come the consequences. Sadly billions of people who never got a choice will also have to suffer. 74% of all the excess CO2 in the atmosphere today is a result of Am3ric4n activity over the last 100 years. All that pollution China makes - yeah, you just offshored your jobs and your pollution - thats yours, you buy the stuff they make.

[@zekragash4294]

Living near water is a necessity.

[@Knucklehead123]

@@zekragash4294 Sure - but too close - and all is swept away.

[@zekragash4294]

@Knucklehead123 Mmmmm. Better run on up to Pittsburg, Philadelphia, New York, Washington, Cincinnati to warn them. Paris, London, St. Louis, Cleveland, .........

[@wandaherring7526]

One of my favorite places in the NC Mountains.

[@MegaBait1616]

Let's see what the : Mayor, Governor, State and The White House does Now for US in NC .... We Need Help ..

[@mica122213]

maybe the democrats of asheville are still waiting for biden/koala to make a statement acknowledge them

[@thomasfleming2593]

"I lived by the river and smiled and cried as it tore my life away". With Grace and courage I Promise to will smile again. Take Heart, many are feeling your pain and many care. Not so much the current administration. Wishing all of you suffering this day good health and strength in this unbeliveable amount of suffering.

[@richh650]

I take it that the bridge wash is US Hwy 64 near the intersection of old US 74. It is almost completely unrecognizable. God please help them.

[@Janet-Martin]

Yes, it's gone !!! 😢😢

[@Turner.1]

Thanks,..did you happen to do a flyover of webb cove rd,in fairview, friends in there not heard from

[@Janet-Martin]

Do you know Sam the old mountain man ?? Because if you really knew him you called him Sonny his real name Sonny Freeman but anyways he is from Fairview. I can't see any pictures of our home and cabin that were on our property in Bat Cave and cannot get a hold of anybody and the one person that did answer me on Facebook said that Bat Cave is gone and got it worse than Chimney Rock !!! 😢😢 We still cannot get ahold of our neighbors and it's been so many days now that I pray that they're okay. 💔

[@Turner.1]

@@Janet-Martin my son was in lake lure ,when it was getting destroyd,I saw video footage of 74 past gerton,..it was gone,batcave #9 Bridge gone,that Lil flat place gone,looked like dirty dancing barn was still there,but not much else on the rivers edge

[@Janet-Martin]

@@Turner.1 this is just absolutely horrible and I actually made a mistake in my first comment because where Sonny lived was in Gerton. It's just so heartbreaking!!! 🙏🙏

[@Turner.1]

@@Janet-Martin I've worked all around there as a plumber,in Asheville area,I saw a portion of hwy 9 just outside black mtn,houses not only washed away,but rivers and streams,cut completely new paths,down to the bedrock,, it'll be years after I'm gone,before this is handled,it was just to widespread,,winters here now,so no new homes will be constructed before spring ,many will freeze without immediate help in forms of temporary housing,canvas tents aren't much,however it's a fighting chance, mtn people are tough,well they were,not certain now,..time to get back on the horse, shake it off,,and thank God for the blessings we do have

[@Janet-Martin]

@@Turner.1 when it says read more it won't let me read the rest of your comment ???

[@Aprilsraven629]

Hopefully these communities can pull together and help each other out...food, water, medication, sanitation the big white elephant in the room no one is talking about and should be because cholera will be prevalent in these conditions unless hygiene standards are implement quickly, power and phones.... don't wait folks pick a large, dry, high, clean area in town and get set up help can be along time coming

[@RandyLex-wu6jy]

I am from Wisconsin and I thought the city of Asheville was the best place on earth really regretted living it wow it’s hard to imagine that this great town has been so messed up it will take years for it to be itself again just the roads alone

[@BigKandRtv]

Brutal.

[@2Harryclark]

Pause funding for Ukraine and send those funds to impacted communities and cities.

[@paulsmallriver6066]

This would be infrastructure funding which the Republicans voted against.

[@Phoenix-J81]

No, how about we get maga to start voting for infrastructure and relief funds. They are the ones that voted against it, and place the blame where it belongs.

[@gmcxm211]

Money is not the issue, there's plenty in FEMA recovery

[@scarpfish]

How about you Russian trolls worry about your own misery which is largely self inflicted, instead of butting into ours which largely isn't.

[@solarwind907]

No. Vote for sane people Who don’t deny climate change and will do something about it.

[@johnbernard450]

I don't understand how our democraticly run federal government who claims to be for the little people in this country, has done little to help these people who are suffering beyond belief. They had no problem approving 90 billion dollars to help the Ukraines. So let's see what they come can up with to help its own citizens, some of which are third and four the generation Americans.

[@HackbotT1000Legion]

Thank God for Roy Cooper! Help is already here! Yay!

[@jimboslice9472]

So disturbing,, its obvious we must refrain from rebuilding in these proven disaster areas.🙏

[@katrinanewton-nc4du]

So 😭 sad 😭

[@truthsaid2799]

It is

[@kirk4086]

Sorry...I stayed there about 15 years ago...good people! Not fair at all...

[@susanholye2233]

Where do people go?two yrs after hurrican ial and my family and i lost every thing and we are still displaced without a place to call home. Countless of other people are in the same situration. But the destruction here is massive. Prauers to all.😢😢😢❤

[@JoanKnott]

Terrifying 😢

[@LezleeBrunson]

❤ Prayers

[@candywegner6752]

Just heartbreaking 💔

[@5967malibu]

I gree up there 65-71, then moved back 91-99...I still have a small piece of property I'm selling a neighbor soon...Magical times in my childhood and early 30s... I called it Mayberry

[@mikegrabosky4467]

Burntshirt Vineyards on the mountain cannot be accessed for the foreseeable future. The grapes will be bear food.

[@crismcdonough2804]

So sad for the people 😢

[@davidcooke8005]

Instead of sending money to Ukraine, how about sending it to Americans?

[@metalandwood4u]

Yeah, there are programs in place for that but if you dont stop russia youll be speaking russian or your grand children will be russian. They invaded a peaceful country and killed innocent people. The US government will get involved in this disaster.

[@vet137]

LIE stop the BS

[@Scrap-dog8181]

Where is the LGBTQA+++ mob to help out with the clean up and money to help the poor people. This is your chance to do something other than complain. If you show up to help I will respect you.

[@marcouellette4671]

Horrifying.

[@msnipes9272]

Awwww our poor little town

[@debrapayne159]

So sad😢

[@felixlara6149]

Un retroceso de 50 años😢

[@WakieUppieYall]

Anyone know if Bat Cave Apple House survived?

[@steve37341]

Save yourself or someone else during the next disaster. Get a satellite messenger. Mine is a SpotX. Works almost anywhere in the world. Got mine when I was thinking about hiking the AT. Best for EMERGENCIES.

[@hanahana5740]

Jesus.. We have to bend in front of the power of mother nature.

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[@Daniel15391]

😂 weather manipulation is not Mother Nature

[@Janet-Martin]

Is anybody on this page actually from Bat Cave North Carolina ???? I am really worried about the property and the house along with the cabin but also more importantly our neighbors that we have not been able to contact. Please if anybody can contact me that is actually in Bat Cave or his had to be taken out of there please let me know.

[@travelw.b12oo3]

they released water from the dam, causing the sudden surge of water to the river system to protect the dam and sacrifice some. Unfortunately. The Swannanoa river that Travers across the community, especially along the Biltmore village, is shallow and overflows often during heavy rain, needs a government attention to develop the river side, and build flood controls along the bank. I often drive in that area and, at the back of my mind, always hope that the local government will create a walkway boulevard where the public will walk, run exercise, and have fun. Enjoying the running water hush plus the fresh air. It will be an added attraction to the Biltmore village. God bless Asheville and other cities affected by Helene.

[@guybeingaguy]

They worked with what they had. 🫵 are an awesome monday quarterback.

[@MrPither999]

Well, let's THINK for a second. You either release water to try and keep the dam from breaching or you don't and watch the entire lake let go when the dam collapses.

[@solarwind907]

@@MrPither999 no fair using your brain before commenting here. Please delete your comment immediately and post something like “thoughts and prayers“

[@joeblow2365]

1 like = 1 prayer 🙏

[@Janet-Martin]

🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏😥😥😥

[@lolcatz88]

I know this is all terrible and heartbreaking, but at the end of the day, it’s all just stuff. Anyone who got out alive should count themselves lucky, because you can’t replace a life. Rest in peace to those who did not make it and my thoughts and prayers go out to their families and friends.

[@mikekemper9566]

$$ going too Ukraine

[@vet137]

LIE and this came from RUSSIA

[@LTUSAAccounting]

Wrong room.

[@mica122213]

biden just gave them 8billion dollars while sleeping on the beach ignoring flooded poor communities and asheville democrats

[@jeffwoos]

Not wrong at all... billions to Ukraine and running out of money for our own..

[@gracegonzalez6597]

🙏🙏🙏

[@joeblow2365]

Get these people shipments of whiskey and vodka and beers

[@Handfulofhandsomeness]

Dam…

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[@anthonysaggio6551]

So sad

[@JMaynard-n6g]

Is the bat cave episcopal church still standing?

[@danielalley5949]

Prayers to all don't give up help is put there

[@lilycaringal]

If the home owners don't have flood insurance...what will happen to their damaged homes?

[@terrybane6206]

Oh no.....not the river arts district.

[@deborah6298]

So very sad 😭

[@guybeingaguy]

That’s why you have insurance. Thats a mess.

[@JakeStarAstrella]

Someone PLEASE tell me there are cat rescues combing those areas rescuing cats that were left behind ❤ I have a small cat rescue in Tucson Arizona but I can't make it out there I don't even have the gas money. God bless you all ❤️

[@Romeo-ks4fe]

Pray.

[@JRandaII]

If inly they had prayed before this, then they would have been saved…

[@robert-oq9jq]

That probably stirred up a lot of gold in those creek beds

[@WellsDuncan-d6b]

048 McLaughlin Villages

[@glennyork6800]

WOW

[@DouyinVN-11]

it's scary. There is only a moment between life and death. Let's appreciate what we have..(;:

[@ToddandAmandaWilliams-bm8mi]

You know what pisses me off as an American tax payer all these KZbin channels going around to these flooded areas making videos for views and subscribers to make money off them that really irritates me that and people looting and robbing people bringing in supplys wtf has this world come to if you want story's don't make them on people grieving and lose of life I have no respect for people like that

[@StrangeScaryNewEngland]

Even the local youtubers that live in the middle of this have to obnoxiously film EVERYTHING that they do. They can't just clean up their own property or help their neighbors without airing it all over the internet. God I effing hate people these days

[@lolaslavens5640]

The army has Bridges they can bring in that are portable?

[@joelsandler1119]

We aren't in charge.

[@robertd9850]

I am.

[@CarpCarp-q2q]

Don’t worry, Ukraine just got 2.4 Billion more for the war machine! The suffering people, your on your own, don’t forget to pay your taxes!

[@MitchRuth]

Yeah and FEMA got 20 Billion last week. Don’t pretend to know when you don’t.

[@paulsmallriver6066]

Republicans voted against the money for infrastructure

[@cynthiafroley4415]

Well said!!!!!!

[@JRandaII]

Why do you need a hand out from other states…?

[@bowerbird7463]

It is beyond ridicule to build on a watercourse... do ppl not think, that water needs room when floods occur? Streams and rivers need trees and plants, at least 30-50meters deep, to hold the river banks, which saves them from such devastations. Humans learn painfully slow

[@terryatpi]

Does this town have a history of flooding?

[@cs77smith67]

There is no way.

[@jamesburke4358]

Would have to re-consider crossing a 2x4 plank bridge.