[OldGoatCPO]

You are correct, add those still missing in NC and you have about 300 dead and missing. The communities totally devastated were small rural towns. Asheville was hit hard but it was not some apocalyptic flood.

Hate people who use a real disaster to lie and further their own agenda. The real thing to worry about is the government buying the land from the people impacted. That could change Appalachia forever. You have the beauty, but the people and culture are what make Appalachia. Rumors gave the State and Federal Governments wanting to buy up the affected land to either restrict access like in California or to profit off minerals.

[AppyPappy]

We’ve seen none of that. What we are seeing is people being told they can’t rebuild in areas that were destroyed. In our case, it was trailer parks/campgrounds on the New River. These were intended to be seasonal camping but it turned into permanent housing.

[bert]

The concept of Appalachia is in fact mostly ignorant garbage. The areas in East Tennessee and Western NC are not the stereotypical Appalachian residents that lefties love to exploit politically

The “good” Reverend is fantastically ignorant for a man of the cloth.

[Not_Who_U_Think]

I’m with you, if there were over 100 people still missing, I don’t believe it could be hidden. Not disputing anyone’s report, and there will certainly be bodies never recovered, but thousands?

And on the land grab speculation, it’s certain to make some people angry when where their house stood is now an unbuildable mud flat - or now, half of your land is IN the river. It can never be fully replaced. I can see a lot of ‘eminent domain’ actions though, putting back together the roads and utilities. I’m hoping the Trump admin makes this a priority to help these folks.

[who knows what evil?]

Asheville was hit hard but it was not some apocalyptic flood.

I was in Asheville last week. Rural and suburban areas are MUCH, MUCH worse.