Hurricane Helene Turned Lake Lure Into a Disaster Zone!

In this video, we explore the devastating aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s powerful floods that swept through Lake Lure, NC. From submerged homes to washed-out roads, we reveal the full scale of the destruction and the resilience of the community fighting to rebuild. See shocking footage, and see how this picturesque town is coping with one of the worst natural disasters in its history.
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[@StrangeHistoryX]

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[@Beth_Dutton1106]

I live here & had flood & roof damage, I was lucky. I want to give credit to our neighbors, Samaritan Purse, the donations from all over the country to get us back up has been amazing. Our country turned their back on us & had it not been for the ones I mentioned, including coal miners from WV & volunteers coming to help us we would be in a lot worse shape. You can’t even reach fema on the phone or in person. This has been eye opening to all of us in the area & we’ve seen who’s been there for us and who hasn’t

[@conk449]

Don't forget all of us who have given monetarily. Your government turned their back on you, NOT your country. Our little church alone (and we are just one little church) raised 40k+. All for the relief. We have men up there everyday working. So, no, your country did not abandon you. The government did.

[@kevinrussell5099]

I have only great memories of Lake Lure and Chimney Rock from 13 and 20 years ago and seeing them like this now is so sad. I can't imagine these towns ever recovering from the devastation.

[@fancythat5136]

That old bridge was made into a beautiful bridge by the locals called “The flowering bridge”. They had thousands of species of flowers and herbs. I live close by in Rutherford County and I loved seeing this work of art every year. They had a “rainbow bridge” down below with pets collars that have passed. It’s all washed away.

[@theresahitt8494]

The bridge was the flowering bridge! It was a beautiful walking bridge as well as a place for gardens. It also had the rainbow bridge. Makes me very sad. Visited that many times.

[@porscheguy3820]

I live there I feel so sorry for my neighbors They have lost everything. We have only had each other for help.

[@reginajustme595]

The bridge was the Flowering Bridge and it was beautiful. The people in the buildings are probably trying to salvage what they can. Some of these people have lost everything. I don't live up there but have been up there many many times. We were up there in July of this Year and I have a hard time realizing where I am. My heart really breaks for them.

[@StrangeHistoryX]

Yeah. I found that out when I crossed over. Those volunteers were dping an amazing job in theit effort to restore some beauty and normalcy to the area again.

[@ryohoshi8445]

THAT was the Flowering Bridge? I've seen pictures from back when it was intact and it was one of the reasons I'd been planning a visit...

[@RootsLion]

should be half a million troops there by now helping

[@thomasballentine9496]

Those troops may be shortly ordered to make war on their fellow Americans. They won't have the time to actually help them.

[@POWER-LINKS]

And ignore all of the other stuff that's going on? This was a HUGE event covering hundreds of mile and multiple states. There isn't that many troops in existence, nationwide.

[@gregpendrey6711]

Everyone should apply for financial aid. Ignore rumors.

[@Can-we-all-just-get-along-h8g]

I heard that Duke energy didn't lower the lake before the big storm come. Wonder why?. I know

[@divaden47]

I am totally saddened by the damage caused, and all the mud everywhere. We don't, as yet anyway, have extremes of weather like this where I live in England. So sorry for all the families affected.

[@stevehall9256]

I spent decades buying and rehabbing older, abandoned homes in downtown Durham. With much experience, wooden structures can be made plumb and straight working from the ground up. Some of those do look hopeless but you never know till you investigate

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

when are you scheduled to arrive? Sure many could use your help!

[@randalltufts3321]

Been thru it unfortunately. Its about a 15 to 20 year process. Cleanup is the biggest issue and is a huge undertaking, consuming many years at best. The land will heal itself over time. But it will never be what it once was again. New buisness, New homes, New people and new memories made. Good luck to all.

[@redryder1312]

I went to google maps and found where you filmed. OMG, what a disaster this pristine area had

[@ladiesyallcandothis232]

Been there many many times. It’s unrecognizable now. All that mud coving everything. I did a lot of boat tours there. It will be back and beautiful again for the season next summer. It’s a huge form of revenue.

[@eringemini7091]

Hopefully time & prayers will heal this still beautiful place.

[@barbrice721]

Lake Lure is a Graveyard.

[@lydiaajohnson]

Families have been more displaced than is imaginable. The poorest of the poor are likely hiding to try to keep their children from being taken away. While some things seem obvious to most of us, families that there already living with LESS than paycheck to paycheck, especially during this inflation, now have the loss of EVERYTHING they had. So, yeah, there are absolutely families hiding trying to avoid the worst destruction of all: family separation. We have to ask how to help well before we just intervene. Our intervention can harm children more than not “helping” sometimes. I work with two boys who most would remove from their home, but having spent time with them, it is clear that removing them from their mother would be a worse trauma than their current living situation.

[@myd0gr3x]

a fun place IF you can afford the time and cost of a boat... I'm sure all the natives have been priced out...

[@aminabdullah350]

Coastal "elites".

[@beckyhuntsman7174]

Why cant a big water tower be installed temporary for them all to have water on hand?

[@silverforest4682]

Big water towers need to be hooked up to big sources. If water trucks were brought in, the people could get water until a permanent water tower is restored

[@lydiaajohnson]

I would like to see some Lake Lure cleanup videos of the actual lake. Apparently, all the debris flows terminated IN Lake Lure. I can’t even imagine the stored energy there that now needs releasing. So tragic.

[@reapthewhirlwind4166]

Sunken Buffalo refers to the town underneath lake Lure that was flooded 100 or so years ago. How ironic

[@StrangeHistoryX]

I didn’t know that. Wow. I am going to research that more. Thank you.

[@reapthewhirlwind4166]

@StrangeHistoryX yes it wasn't an accident they wanted to turn the whole area into lakefront property I guess. There were only about 100 people I think and they were paid for their land

[@ryohoshi8445]

I won't be able to watch this until later, but I'd actually been planning for a bit to visit the Lake Lure area the weekend after Helene -- it was when I'd have the time available. Obviously, it'll be a while before I get to go, now... (Edit: I'd been wanting to see, among other things, the Lake Lure Inn & Spa, where parts of Dirty Dancing got shot. It's from 1927, and did make it through well enough to reopen in mid October 2024 -- year included as futureproofing.)

[@jessiem276]

@@ryohoshi8445 *1987

[@LucyLennon20]

🙏 🌏 Mother Earth

[@timishere1925]

Please try to help any animals you can. That dog was hungry. Sniffing around for food. Probably thirty as well.

[@StrangeHistoryX]

I always keep dog and cat food in ny cat, leashes, collars, and supplies. But the human of that dog was nearby.

[@timishere1925]

@StrangeHistoryX Bless you for that. I've been knee deep in cat and dog rescue for 20 years. Thank you for what you're doing.

[@joshwag9136]

Thank you both for what you do. 😎😻😸😺

[@carolepylant1015]

If you remember could you describe what it looked like before? Was the,vast stretches of silt, grass or parking lot?

[@desire4liberation]

pray for the water

[@desire4liberation]

please have compassion for parents that have no where else to go

[@POWER-LINKS]

lol. Like that's gonna do any good. I was prayed for once as a child. Damn near killed me.

[@sherrimanning8085]

Go to the mouantians and check mud slide every mountian.

[@queenofossian3596]

Was t he visitors center under water?

[@dorislee9055]

That used to be where the river was.

[@JLU-wm8ir]

is that a doberman take it with you it looks lost

[@StrangeHistoryX]

It belonged to a family who was cleering stuff out of a condemned house. It is a nice doggie.

[@bryantsnider3908]

I wanna how's the water are animals dying and people getting sick and dying also name of fundraisers

[@housemousell]

Samaritan’s Purse! They have been there from day 1!!! Forget FEMA and RED CROSS! They have done little or nothing! I know bc I’ve been helping!

[@POWER-LINKS]

Extremely contaminated. And all of the surrounding land, too, unfortunately.

[@daisyb282]

Yes deer are dying from drinking the water.

[@thomasballentine9496]

Ironic isn't it that the carbon dioxide emitted by burning petroleum - that warmed the Gulf of Mexico to record temperatures - that strengthened a moisture carrying hurricane destined to the mountains of North Carolina is the same petroleum being used in enormous amounts in enormous machines to clean up those same mountain communities? So while rehabilitating those communities, more carbon dioxide is being spewed into the atmosphere to further the warming of the Gulf of Mexico. Doesn't' appear to be any escape from this cycle that is of sufficient size and timeliness to render our world future very positive. Tell your grandchildren that we did the best our immense ignorance would allow.

[@gregpendrey6711]

Life is the earth growing eyes and ears . Earth is us experiencing Earth.

[@daisyb282]

Haarp microwave technology can warm anything.

[@marycole4340]

@@thomasballentine9496 Plants love CO2 and convert it into oxygen!! The Asian countries aren’t concerned with emissions or “climate change,” or their footprint. China keeps building coal burning plants!

[@conk449]

Climate crisis is man made up and man made. Man is destroying by geo-engineering. (Haarp) Natural living of animals and people are not killing the earth.