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FEMA abandons devastated NC town residents because it can’t drive around ‘Road Closed’ sign: ‘Nobody’s been bringing in supplies except civilians’
nypost.com ^ | Published Oct. 6, 2024, 12:15 p.m. ET | By Jack Morphet and Chris Nesi

Posted on 10/07/2024 6:33:35 AM PDT by airdalechief

BAT CAVE, North Carolina — Residents of a tiny North Carolina town that was almost totally destroyed by Hurricane Helene have been fending for themselves after FEMA told them that a “Road Closed” sign is an insurmountable obstacle for the agency to navigate.

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KEYWORDS: abandons; fema; femaabandons; helene; hurricane; northcarolina; roadclosed; slopedroof
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“FEMA called me and told me they wanted to inspect my house, then called me back to say they couldn’t drive around the ‘Road Closed’ sign. They weren’t allowed,” local Chelsea Atkins, 38, told The Post.

“You can drive it by car for sure, it’s not that bad, you just have to drive around the ‘Road Closed’ sign. I explained that to them. They said they couldn’t,” she said, recounting her maddening exchange with the embattled federal agency.

Left to fend for themselves, Bat Cave residents banded together — opening the roads and starting the arduous work of cleanup and recovery. Residents told The Post that they don’t need FEMA now — and at this point, they don’t even want the disaster relief agency to come.

1 posted on 10/07/2024 6:33:35 AM PDT by airdalechief
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To: airdalechief

Sloped roofs and road closed signs. Two ways to keep feds off your property.

EC


2 posted on 10/07/2024 6:35:43 AM PDT by Ex-Con777
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To: airdalechief

“Road Closed” signs are more dangerous than Sloped Roofs!


3 posted on 10/07/2024 6:36:00 AM PDT by Cold_Red_Steel
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To: airdalechief

“I from The Government and I’m here to help.”....................SPIT!..................


4 posted on 10/07/2024 6:36:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: airdalechief

Instead of helping American citizens in need following a disaster, FEMA admnistrators and staff have now demonstrated by their actions that they prefer to give aid and comfort to the domestic and foreign enemies of the United States.


5 posted on 10/07/2024 6:36:31 AM PDT by Carl Vehse
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To: airdalechief

““FEMA called me and told me they wanted to inspect my house, then called me back to say they couldn’t drive around the ‘Road Closed’ sign. They weren’t allowed,” local Chelsea Atkins, 38, told The Post.”

... FEMA probably also told residents that they must wear masks because of the possibility of infectious diseases.


6 posted on 10/07/2024 6:36:39 AM PDT by plain talk
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To: airdalechief

More here:

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/4269316/posts

😊👍


7 posted on 10/07/2024 6:38:10 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from withinE? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this💩? 🚫💉! 🇮🇱👍!)
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To: airdalechief

Bat Cave.


8 posted on 10/07/2024 6:39:45 AM PDT by xoxox
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To: plain talk

Are they requiring everyone seeking FEMA’s help to display proof of the most recent version of the COVID experimental mRNA gene therapy injections?


9 posted on 10/07/2024 6:42:54 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
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10 posted on 10/07/2024 6:49:42 AM PDT by MacNaughton
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To: airdalechief

I wonder if FEMA aka Biden Administration figures if they delay help to that region, mostly Red, long enough they won’t be able to cast votes.


11 posted on 10/07/2024 6:53:21 AM PDT by antidemoncrat
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12 posted on 10/07/2024 6:53:45 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: MacNaughton

“There is no problem created by government that government cannot make much worse.” - Michael Quinn Sullivan


13 posted on 10/07/2024 6:54:22 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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14 posted on 10/07/2024 6:57:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: airdalechief

Don’t be too hard on FEMA. Its people are government employees, after all.


15 posted on 10/07/2024 7:05:59 AM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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To: airdalechief

Ain’t Communism wonderful.


16 posted on 10/07/2024 7:11:41 AM PDT by bray (It's not racist to be racist against races the DNC hates.)
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To: Cold_Red_Steel

Exactly. The dog ate their homework.


17 posted on 10/07/2024 7:12:25 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth!)
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To: airdalechief

This is the time for a local militia to ride in and be the heroes. If there is no local militia, it’s time to start one. Be bold and let everyone know you’re doing what the b*den “administration” won’t do.


18 posted on 10/07/2024 7:14:03 AM PDT by ClarityGuy
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To: airdalechief

Sounds like a headline from the Babylon Bee. Incredible.


19 posted on 10/07/2024 7:24:19 AM PDT by ducttape45 (Jeremiah 17:9, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?")
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To: airdalechief
Wouldn't it be funny if this FEMA disaster turned out to be the catalyst for us ordinary Americans to start forming state militias to handle our natural disasters...

and other such occurrences we may come across?

20 posted on 10/07/2024 7:27:36 AM PDT by jeffc (Resident of the free State of Florida)
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