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Breaking news surrounding Hurricane Helene has sparked widespread controversy, with polarizing rumors and unsettling facts dominating the internet and airwaves. Questions have arisen about FEMA’s response, financial state, and potential involvement in blocking recovery efforts, all while the catastrophic hurricane continued its destructive path.
Other people reported that FEMA was trying to manage privately purchased supplies going into the hurricane affected areas so they could claim the items came from FEMA.
Elon Musk provided internet to the area with his Starlink system, as he did when Ukraine first was attacked and was without cell service.
FEMA was not to be seen days after people and their homes were being washed away. Is that from a lack of leadership? Budget? Locals were asking why the military wasn’t being organized to help with supplies or search and rescue.
When a news media person asked President Biden about the disaster, he seemed to not know there was a storm going on at all. He recovered after and just said the people are being taken care of. Something that disaster victims would strongly refute.
The U.S. national debt is over $35 trillion, we spend $150 billion dollars annually we don’t have on illegal immigrants (debit cards, hotels, plane/bus rides, etc), over $61 billion has been spent on Ukraine, and $20 billion for Israel to fight Hamas.
Now, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas says the agency tasked with helping communities recover from Hurricane Helene and other natural disasters does not have enough money to make it through the hurricane season. Well that’s not surprising, but last June he announced that FEMA was ready for any upcoming disaster. Apparently that wasn’t true.
Other FEMA leaders reported that their resources were being stretched thin already at the border processing people coming into the country illegally and they couldn’t spare them for the disaster.
The reports are that the area hasn’t seen a storm like Helene since 1916. The storm hit with unprecedented force, covering a 500-mile stretch from Florida to the southern Appalachians, leaving devastation in its wake.
The death toll has risen to over 300 with at least 600 still missing and some estimates are that the dead could be thousands as rescue workers still struggle to reach affected areas. Entire communities across six states have been ravaged, with power outages affecting nearly 4 million homes at one point and many still without basic services like water, electricity and gas.
As reports flood in about FEMA’s role in the aftermath, skepticism mounts regarding its efficiency. FEMA claims it has $110 million in federal aid available, but that they do not have enough money for hurricane season.
Some argue this amounts to a mere $27.50 per affected person when considering the millions impacted. Meanwhile, reports accuse FEMA of not reaching certain areas, such as Tennessee and Virginia, while prioritizing others like North Carolina and Florida.
One of the more serious allegations is that FEMA blocked shipments of critical goods to disaster-stricken regions. Eyewitness accounts, including those from high-profile figures like Elon Musk, suggest that private rescue efforts have been hindered by bureaucratic roadblocks, preventing necessary aid from reaching those in dire need.
Speculation around hurricane manipulation has also gained traction, with theories of government experiments like "hurricane seeding" dating back decades. Although there’s no definitive proof that the trajectory of Hurricane Helene was intentionally altered, the existence of patents, testimonies and past projects raises questions about what the government might be capable of in terms of weather modification. The fact that the states affected are red states and an election is looming just makes people more leery.
Other residents have expressed fears of government or wealthy people wanting to come in and buy their properties for pennies on the dollar because the area is rich with uranium and quartz mines, materials needed for semiconductors and electric vehicles.
As another storm looms on the horizon, expected to hit Florida, the conversation has shifted toward the preparedness of both the government and the public. The positive stories coming out involve churches, communities and people like the Cajon Army organizing to take care of their own. People are depending on their government less and less and on each other more and more.
While many Americans are left questioning whether FEMA has the financial resources or even cares enough to deal with their own citizens’ disasters, others are focused on the immediate need for advanced planning, transparency and accountability in disaster management on the local level, state and federal.
It’s a good time to make sure you have at least a week, or a month’s supply of water, food, gasoline, batteries, a generator and any needed medicines and supplies for babies, the elderly, etc.
Here is a link to FEMA for supplies they suggest in case of disaster: https://www.fema.gov/press-release/20210318/how-build-kit-emergencies.
Reader Comments(1)
Fallbrook2001 writes:
Do you have links to back up the statements in your opinion piece? Repeating unsourced speculation, allegations, and expressed fears is different than stating facts. Your wishy-washy disclaimers, such as the one about weather control, do not excuse the amount of coverage you gave some of these rumors. I would expect more from the Village News.
10/13/2024, 4:45 pm