On the website of the Mountain River Family Campground, old customers and total strangers began reserving campsites, leaving comments like, "I know we can't come."

Following the passing of Hurricane Helene and the devastation it left in North Carolina, swarms of yellow jackets have been reported as their habitats were likely destroyed.

North Carolina health workers are distributing Benadryl and epinephrine injections to communities after hurricane flooding has caused bees and yellow jackets to swarm from their underground nests

Flooding in North Carolina as a result of Hurricane Helene has stirred up yellow jacket colonies. Health officials said they have purchased Benadryl and EpiPens.

Those in western North Carolina trying to recover from Hurricane Helene are now having to deal with another problem: Swarms of yellow jackets and bees.

Deadly flooding from Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina also has disrupted the underground nests of yellowjackets, bees and other insects, causing them to swarm and sting people struggling to recover from the storm.