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- More than 200 people in 6 states died due to the storm – at least 100 in North Carolina – as search and rescue efforts continue.
- More than half of the counties in the Diocese of Charlotte have been designated FEMA disaster areas.
- 44 of the diocese's 92 churches are located inside this territory, with most sustaining only minor damage.
- Utilities remain out for many, and a large oak tree fell directly onto one church, St. Margaret Mary in Swannanoa.
- Supply lines are running truckloads of aid several times each day from the Diocesan Pastoral Center in Charlotte and its three high schools to affected areas.
- Online donations to assist in long-term recovery and rebuilding efforts have topped $650,000. Join in giving.
- Volunteers and donations of supplies are still urgently needed. How to help.
- Masses and the sacraments are still being offered although the Sunday Mass obligation remains lifted by Bishop Martin.
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