{"id":1127,"date":"2024-10-04T19:17:03","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T19:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/orangefiles.me\/?p=1127"},"modified":"2024-10-19T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-19T10:39:19","slug":"how-to-support-the-music-community-impacted-by-catastrophic-hurricane-helene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/orangefiles.me\/index.php\/2024\/10\/04\/how-to-support-the-music-community-impacted-by-catastrophic-hurricane-helene\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Support the Music Community Impacted by Catastrophic Hurricane Helene"},"content":{"rendered":"

Editor’s Note: This is a developing story. If you have information regarding access to resources for members of the music community affected by Hurricane Helene, please reach out to editorial@edm.com.<\/em><\/p>\n

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As Hurricane Helene continues its pernicious path through the Southeastern United States, scores of beleaguered music venues and professionals are seeking a lifeline.<\/p>\n

Helene has mutated into one of the largest and most harmful storms to develop in the Gulf of Mexico in the last century after making landfall as a Category 4 hurricane September 26th in Florida, according to NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.<\/p>\n

The death toll today climbed over 215, making the storm the deadliest since 2005’s Hurricane Katrina, according to Axios<\/a><\/em>. Emergency shelters are now opening en masse in the aftermath of the historic flooding, which left hundreds of thousands of people without water, power and cell service.<\/p>\n

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The eye of Hurricane Helene in the Gulf of Mexico.<\/p>\n

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Helene hit North Carolina especially hard last weekend, causing widespread devastation across coastal and inland communities. Emergency services were reportedly overwhelmed by calls for help as heavy rains triggered flash floods across the region, sweeping away entire homes and venues.<\/p>\n

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has called the storm “catastrophic” and recently received approval from the federal government to declare a Major Disaster, per a press release<\/a> issued by his office. The edict allowed the state to secure access to a “significant funding commitment.”<\/p>\n

“The people in western North Carolina are hurting from this devastating storm and we are all working to get resources to people as fast as we can,” Cooper said. “We have deployed rescue teams, transportation crews, water, mobile kitchens and more. This is going to be a long-term recovery and this federal declaration will help us respond.”<\/p>\n

Read on to find out how to support independent music venues and people during the ongoing crisis caused by Helene.<\/p>\n

How to support the music community impacted by Hurricane Helene<\/h2>\n