North Carolina Bitcoiners set up Hurricane search-and-rescue operation
North Carolina’s Bitcoin community is prepping a convoy of emergency room physicians, volunteers and retired military personnel to assist the state’s mountain region following Hurricane Helene.
The operation will start from the Greensboro region on Oct. 4. A 12-man team will be equipped with six trucks, multiple utility task vehicles, four trailers, one horse and a mule, according to the North Carolina Blockchain Association’s head of industry affairs Dan Spuller in an Oct. 2 post on X.
The team will use chainsaws to clear paths and search for missing individuals. It will also bring medical supplies.
The convoy was set up by the North Carolina Blockchain Initiative, Bitcoin Mining Museum and Bitcoin mining and ASIC repair company HM Tech.
Source: Dennis Porter
The operation will focus on the western region of North Carolina , including the Appalachian Mountains, and will extend to Ashe County, one of the most severely impacted areas.
The Bitcoiners plan to focus on “overlooked” communities with little to no state or federal support that remain cut off from life-saving supplies. Spuller added:
“The challenges in Western North Carolina are immense, but the way the Bitcoin community has come together to deliver aid is inspiring.”
Reports indicate that residents of the area are isolated and without electricity.
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The Bitcoiners are accepting donations in Bitcoin ( BTC ) and fiat to support the mission.
Source: Mitchell Askew
Hurricane Helene has taken at least 189 lives and damaged property in seven US states — Florida, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia — the New York Post reported.
The storm was rated a category 4 (out of 5) hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Winds reaching up to 140 miles per hour caused road closures and severe flooding.
The death toll is expected to rise, with hundreds of people still missing.
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