Informational video on Hurricane Helene impact and recovery in and around Black Mountain and Swannanoa, NC. This video was taken on October 29th, documenting the debris flow (landslide/mudslide) that heavily impacted Black Mountain Home and Shepard of the Hills Retreat Center in the Swannanoa Valley in Western North Carolina.
This video includes aerial drone and ground footage from the site of the debris flow.
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Referenced in this video: @TheGeoModels See the full geological analysis of this and other debris flows by Philip Prince.
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