Some towns in western North Carolina, like Hot Springs and Marshall, shifted Tuesday from rescue mode to recovery mode.
Community members came together to shovel mud and haul chunks of soaked drywall out of businesses in the hardest hit parts of town.
Other volunteers organized food and drinks in downtown and at Hot Springs elementary.
Community organizers handed out hundreds of packs of bottled water, hygiene supplies and a warm meal to residents who stopped by the elementary school’s gym.
Town leaders in Hot Springs are holding daily in-person meetings to inform residents at 11 a.m. downtown because cell network coverage has been so unreliable.
In the nearby town of Marshall, firefighters and other volunteers handed out supplies to residents at AB Tech's Madison location. The effort will continue on a daily basis until the area is re-established.
Marshall also hosts a daily in-person meeting in front of the courthouse in downtown at 5 p.m.
Crews of volunteers are working daily to remove massive amounts of mud from businesses and homes in downtown.
