Mountain Strong Photo Gallery

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  • Eddy Campos
  • Kevin Maxwell
  • A man paints a rebuilt wall after its destruction in Hurricane Helene. Photo by Caleb Rose
    A man paints a rebuilt wall after its destruction in Hurricane Helene. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • A truck drives past a church in the mountains of North Carolina. Photo by Caleb Rose
    A truck drives past a church in the mountains of North Carolina. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • A cross stands in front of the mountains of Appalachia. Photo by Caleb Rose
    A cross stands in front of the mountains of Appalachia. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • Trucks pass destruction on the side of Highway 70 in Swannanoa. Photo by Caleb Rose
    Trucks pass destruction on the side of Highway 70 in Swannanoa. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • A person dusts off their shoes outside of their camper, surrounded by river destruction in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Photo by Caleb Rose
    A person dusts off their shoes outside of their camper, surrounded by river destruction in Swannanoa, North Carolina. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • Andre Naylor opens his barn for reporters in Barnardsville, North Carolina. Photo by Caleb Rose
    Andre Naylor opens his barn for reporters in Barnardsville, North Carolina. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • Construction workers clear debris from a lot in Marshall, North Carolina on April 9, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose.
    Construction workers clear debris from a lot in Marshall, North Carolina on April 9, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose.
  • Danny Garza in front of Asheville Threads.
  • Taken by: Alex Stahl
  • By: Alex Stahl
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This story is part of a semester-long investigative reporting project into the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. It was created by an advanced reporting class in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies program at UW-Milwaukee. Other stories from the project are available here.

This work was made possible through the support of MPC Endowment Ltd., the philanthropic affiliate of the Milwaukee Press Club.