A year after Hurricane Helene's floodwaters tore through the Southern Appalachian Mountains, cleanup continues, as does the spiritual outreach.

Few believed that a hurricane could bring such devastation that far inland, but when Helene dropped more than 30 inches of rain, creeks turned into rushing rivers, and landslides claimed lives. State officials say Helene triggered roughly 1,400 landslides. The torrent damaged more than 8,000 roads, bridges, and culverts in what many call a '1,000-year' flood. It left more than 100 dead in North Carolina alone, and at least five people remain missing.

"So, we're talking trillions of gallons of water coming into our mountains and our valleys, and there was just nowhere for the water to go," said Dave Marshall with First Baptist Church, Hendersonvil

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