Residents in North Carolina are frustrated with the federal government’s response in the wake of Hurricane Helene, which has already taken the lives of more than 220 people.
Helene, the deadliest mainland hurricane since Hurricane Katrina, hit the people of North Carolina particularly hard. Large portions of Asheville, Chimney Rock, Swannanoa, and Biltmore Village were wiped out by flooding, and the western part of state is struggling with limited power, internet, and cell service, and water systems have been destroyed.
Suffering residents say the federal government has offered little help and has been far too slow to respond. For example, one woman from Asheville was asked if she had any “faith” in the feds. She responded, “No. No.”
“Nobody’s going to help us,” she said.
NBC: “Do you have any faith in the federal response here?”
Resident of Asheville, NC: “No….
