Posted on 11/25/2024 9:43:32 AM PST by Red Badger
Nearly two months after Hurricane Helene devastated Western North Carolina, the controversies surrounding FEMA’s botched response could have been avoided if the federal agency had apolitical managers overseeing operations and had not diverted funds for illegal aliens. With winter looming over the Appalachian region, at least a thousand people—some of them children—are still living in temporary housing, such as tents.
“Attention Joe Biden or whoever is running this country its 24/7 all hands on deck this week for Helene ravaged areas to make sure people are sheltered properly for the coming cold. The blundering so far has been inexcusable, You have a chance to finish strong here,” Meteorologist Joe Bastardi wrote on X.
Bastardi’s weather models forecast that a cold blast will descend into the region next week.
The incoming cold weather coincides with a report from local media outlet WLOS stating that “hundreds of local families are left with nowhere to go” in Western North Carolina, adding, “Now some of these children are living in tents and cars…”
Bloomberg data shows temps across Asheville are expected to crash to sub-freezing levels through the end of the month into early December.
This is shocking, as WLOS provides new figures:
The Buncombe County Family Resource Center tells News 13 that they’ve identified 878 new homeless students since the storm. That is in addition to the 274 students identified in Buncombe County as homeless before Helene. It totals 1,152 kids without permanent homes, some living in tents, cars and campers.
Scenes on the ground show “tent cities” in Swannanoa, North Carolina…
Whole families live in tents with children. These people need help.
“Do you realize that it’s gonna be below freezing in Asheville, North Carolina tonight? And in some parts of North Carolina it’s already below freezing. Do you realize how many people are living in tents? . @fema workers (who aren’t doing anything) are hanging out in heated trailers. While at the same time, we’re housing illegal immigrants in luxury hotels,” one X user said.
snt a donation to SamaritAns Purse
Obviously if we had taken action to curb climate issues, none of this would be occuring. Or, the current (b)administration is pretty much useless. Shame the ‘yukes’ are getting more attention than the fine folks in NC, TN, FL. 1/20/2025, hurry! Bless the Cajun Navy, Samaritans purse and all the others volunteering their time and efforts.
We put a check in the mail this morning, too.
Do you have a link to ensure $ go directly to Hurricane Helena?
Samaritan’s Purse had a direct donation in the beginning of relief, but I don’t see one currently.
No FEMA trailers for Trumpians!
We just send a check directly to them. We rarely p out a credit card number online.
TY...
How did you designate directly to Hurricane Helene?... or just a general donation?
I will try to remember to ask Hubby when he gets home, since he wrote the check.
If anyone dies from this, FEMA Director, managers & workers should be brought up on Manslaughter or even Murder charges.
This is beyond outrageous & disgusting.
“ Whole families live in tents with children.”
Camela’s $750 checks can buy a pretty nice tent…
I hate these government hacks.
TY! I called them. If want check directed to Hurricane relief, use “US Disaster Relief” in the memo line
Samaritan’s Purse
PO Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
828.262.1980
If you take down your Trump signs and FEMA will redirect the blizzard away from your home
I have read that FEMA will not allow these shelters to be occupied because they aren’t built to code. I pray I’m wrong.
Those of us on the ground say that you are NOT wrong.
Samaritan’s Purse seems to be the ONLY charity that flood victims trust,,,NO FEMA, no RED CROSS, NO United Way.
I just asked Hubby, and that’s exactly what he did.
Those poor people with this weather coming on. It’s very cold here in TN now. And FEMA !!!!!
“Samaritan’s Purse seems to be the ONLY charity that flood victims trust,,,NO FEMA, no RED CROSS, NO United Way.”
Yep...in the sense that they observed who was and wasn’t doing what. They didn’t have much of a choice-—help is help.
BUT the DONORS caught on fast! In addition to local churches, firehouses, etc, there were only 3 major charities that donors trusted: Samaritan’s Purse, Operation Blessing, and an interesting one, Cajun Navy (I think the correct name. IIRC, given their means, they were heroic! I meant to look them up to learn more about them).
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