Residents in communities in western North Carolina are getting needed supplies and aide from mules following heavy damage from Hurricane Helene.
A mule packer ranch in North Carolina is lending some helping 'hooves' and delivering much-needed supplies and first aide to communities in the mountains who have been impacted by the damage from Hurricane Helene.
The organization said they appreciate the massive outpouring of requests about how people can get supplies to them, but said due to the conditions in the mountains, coordinating supplies has been difficult. 'We broke the register at Walmart!!!! The system was not prepared for such a large order and they are having to scan EVERYTHING again and in two transactions....
While cleanup operations continue in western North Carolina, resources from across the U.S. are flowing into areas that desperately need help. 'Our emergency responders are continuing to rescue people and rush aid to the mountains,' North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said on Tuesday. 'The challenges are immense, but our joint response effort has and will continue to be massive.' Fox News Digital's Steven Yablonski and Emilee Speck contributed to this report.
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