Lindenhurst Fire Department steps up disaster relief efforts on Long Island in wake of Hurricane Helene [Video]

LINDENHURST, Long Island (WABC) — As the death toll from continues to rise in the wake of Hurricane Helene, a group from Long Island is helping in the relief effort.

The flood ravaged valleys below the mountains of North Carolina are so filled with water and debris from landslides, they look nothing like they did before.

Satellite images of one community show its pavement and grass replaced with mud.

In parts of Buncombe County, home to Asheville, officials are still trying to nail down the number of people unaccounted for in the mess.

“Right now, the place is devastated. We have members who have families there right now and we get stories back from them. And it’s probably the worst thing you can imagine,” said Lindenhurst Fire Department First Assistant Chief Robert Santos.

That’s why the Lindenhurst Fire Department has gotten to work, gathering up supplies specifically requested by fire chiefs in that devastated county.

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