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- How to Help After Chantal
- New School Board Chair in Durham (Sort Of)
- Where to Take Toddlers When It’s Hot Out
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- Flooding in Downtown Durham
Good morning, readers.
After devastating floodwaters swept through parts of central North Carolina in recent days, affected communities need help cleaning up and salvaging what they can.
Devin Ceartas, a founder and organizer at Triangle Mutual Aid (TMA), spent Tuesday triaging aid requests from his home in Carrboro. When I reached him by phone that day, he rattled off some of the most recent requests he’d received: people needed help hauling trash; a chainsaw to clean up a downed tree; a ride to the grocery store; advice on what to do if their ceiling is caving in.
As new requests rolled in every hour, Ceartas assessed which ones TMA could respond to and dispatched volunteers as needed. He sent some volunteers to canvass impacted areas door-to-door. Another set suited up in protective gear to begin the arduous work of mucking and gutting flooded homes—tearing out waterlogged drywall before it could grow black mold that would make the dwellings uninhabitable.
Ceartas said he had about 350 volunteers signed up to help with disaster recovery as of Tuesday, but the volume of need was still overwhelming. Groups like his are still actively soliciting donations and seeking volunteers to help with the cleanup.
Continue reading below for INDY’s list of ways to help your neighbors affected by Tropical Storm Chantal.
—Chloe
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