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Cleanup efforts continue in Watauga County. Residents there have a long road to recovery ahead.Volunteers are coming together to help those in need of water, food and other necessities.There is a supply shop set up at Watauga High School for residents to come pick up what they need.”There are a lot of roads around us washed out, and bridges to homes are missing,” said one local resident. “People are stranded. It’s the worst I’ve ever seen.””I went down to the Walmart area on Saturday and it was pretty distressing,” said volunteer Jack Wordy. “They lost a lot down there in that area.”The community is coming together in the wake of the devastation.”It’s catastrophic,” said Meat Camp resident Will Bryan. “But we’re still blessed to be among the living.”Cleanup efforts are just beginning in the Meat Camp community of Watauga County.”We are a pretty tight-knit community up here,” said Bryan.Flood waters have mostly cleared, but the devastation remains.”It’s heartbreaking,” he said. “I mean, it really is. I’ve been on the edge of just wanting to curl around and cry a little bit. There’s a lot going on. A lot of people are impacted by this.”Bryan has an excavator and was helping clean up roads in his own neighborhood, as well as his neighbor’s yards.”Get as many people helped as we can,” he said.Rising waters from Helene washed away bridges and parts of Meat Camp Road.”We’re just trying to get at least get one lane open,” said Bryan. “So emergency or utility companies can get through.”It’s been a tough few days for residents, but they’re weathering the storm together.”Just keep us in your prayers,” Bryan said. “There’s still a lot to do and a lot that’s unaccounted for but just keep praying. We’ll all get through it.”It could be several months before residents return to a sense of normalcy.”It’s kind of surreal,” said ASU student Joshua Bodenheimer, whose car and home are flooded. “I don’t know. It’s kind of weird. We’re in the mountains and have this much of an impact from a hurricane that’s the most intense thing.”Watauga High School’s gym is open for people needing supplies from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. this week.