During last month’s storm, Melissa Guinn — a Minneapolis, North Carolina mother of four (including son River, pictured) — was swept away by a landslide in front of the loves of her life.

Emergency managers from St. Louis County are in North Carolina as well. Crews from Anoka and Carlton counties, as well as Minneapolis and the state's homeland security and emergency management ...

particularly in Western North Carolina. The moment Jamie and Melissa Guinn laid eyes on the house — nestled on the edge of the tiny Avery County town of Minneapolis, N.C. — they adored it.