How photos lost in American disasters find their way home, with a little help from people who care

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hollowed-out homes. Cars entombed by mud. Unpeopled roads. Belongings reduced to dirt and debris.

It all took a toll on Taylor Schenker.

After Hurricane Helene last September, Schenker was upset by the deluge of images of Asheville, North Carolina. “This storm has taken so much,” she said, “and it’s so jarring to see the photos of the horrible devastation.” So less than a week after the storm, she set out to do something about the wide-scale loss.

A photo found near Asheville, N.C., after Hurricane Helene. (Taylor Schenker via AP)

A photo found near Asheville, N.C.,

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