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SWANNANOA, North Carolina—When Hurricane Helene hit the town of 5,000 more than one year ago, Antonio Garcia, a resident of Swannanoa for 20 years, checked on residents at Alan Campos Circle, a street in the Black Mountain Mobile Home Community five minutes from his house. Garcia had coordinated Hispanic ministries for St. Mary Margaret Catholic Church for several years and knows many Spanish-speaking families there. 

By September 27, 2024, many mobile homes on Alan Campos Circle had taken on nearly 2 feet of water. Residents of Swannanoa didn’t have electricity for nearly a month after the storm struck, and they went even longer without running water. Not having internet access made it especially difficult to get resources, and communication problems were multiplied for Spanish-speaking families. 

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