REPORTED DEAD, WITH MANY STILL MISSING. SAM BROCK IS IN NORTH
CAROLINA WITH THE
LATEST TONIGHT.
>> Reporter: IN THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS,
HELICOPTERS ARE
ALREADY HOVERING OVER
HOMES.
AND PRIVATE SHOPPERS
WHISKING AWAY SUPPLIES
TO THE MOUNTAINS.
THE SOUNDS OR
SURVIVORS, A WEEK
AFTER HELENE MADE
LANDFALL.
>> IT’S SURREAL.
IT’S LIKE CONSTANTLY
THE SIRENS BACK AND
FORTH.
>> Reporter: OFFICIAL
FATALITIES STANDING AT
MORE THAN 220 FOR SIX
STATES, AND IN
BUNCOMBE COUNTY ALONE,
MORE THAN 70.
>> THAT’S A
COMMUNICATION GAP
THAT’S NOT NECESSARILY
BEING UNACCOUNTED FOR.
>> Reporter:
COMMUNICATION IN
MULTIPLE WAYS.
FOR ONE, CELL SERVICE
IS COMPROMISED.
>> TRYING TO
COMMUNICATE WITH MY
CO-WORKER WAS REALLY
HARD.
>> Reporter: AND FOR
ANOTHER, THIS CHURCH
GROUP PACKING APPLIES
IS FULL OF MEMBERS WHO
AREN’T FLUENT IN
ENGLISH.
THEY SAY THEY’RE
RELYING ON THEIR OWN
TECH NETWORK AND DOOR
KNOCKING SYSTEMS APART
FROM THE COUNTY.
MISSING REMAINS
ANYONE’S GUESS.
JAMISON, A CHURCH
LEADER, HANDS OUT
SUPPLIES TODAY TO
THOSE WHO NEED THEM
THE MOST.
>> HERE, WE’RE NOT
LOOKING AT RACE,
COLOR, GENDER AT ALL,
RELIGION, NOTHING.
WE’RE ALL IN THIS
TOGETHER.
>> YOU’RE JUST TRYING
TO HELP PEOPLE IN
NEED?
>> WE’RE JUST TRYING
TO HELP PEOPLE IN
NEED.
>> Reporter: THE VAST
MAJORITY OF BUSINESSES
AND HOMEOWNERS HERE,
LIKE JODY AND STEVE,
HAVE NO FLOOD
INSURANCE.
THERE WASN’T A REASON
TO THINK IN THIS
FRAMEWORK?
>> THERE’S NO REASON
FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
WE’VE NEVER HAD THIS
BEFORE.
>> Reporter: A NEW
DIMENSION OF A FLOOD
CATASTROPHE.
COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY
THE RIVER SHOULD BE
TREATED AS HAZARDOUS
MATERIALS.