Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130
Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130
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Supplies arrive by plane and by mule in North Carolina as Helene's death toll tops 130
Mule? Wow.
when people are in desperate need, and they live in the mountains, and all the roads are washed out, you use what works
Mules are maybe the most useful freak of nature (sorta) for humans. They're still used surprisingly widely - even the US military still keeps them on hand, for similar cases to this one: the terrain is so fucked that ground vehicles are going to have a hard time getting to certain areas.
I would have thought horses.
My town in NC just had it's annual "Mule Days Festival," which celebrated the sturdy animal. The town even has a large statue of a Mule at the entrance to the "downtown" area. I wonder if the mules used to carry supplies were recently paraded through the streets here?