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Don't hold your breath folks.
Neither Biden nor Harris give shit about your suffering.

Hurricane Helene survivors still waiting to see FEMA in hard-hit North
Carolina

<https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2024/oct/3/hurricane-helene-survivors-still-waiting-to-see-fe/>

''A week after Hurricane Helene made its deadly, destructive landfall
and swept across the interior Southeast, the storm’s victims say they
still haven’t seen much help from the Biden-Harris administration.

“I haven’t seen any federal folks. I haven’t seen FEMA or local
emergency crews. It’s just neighbor helping neighbor,” said North
Carolina state Rep. Donnie Loftis told The Washington Times.

Mr. Loftis, a Republican, was delivering much-needed supplies on
Thursday to a local church in Hendersonville, which sits about 30
minutes north of Asheville, in one of the hardest hit areas in the
state. He said the church is providing supplies, water, and pet food to
those impacted by the storm.

Those supplies, Mr. Loftis said, came from nearby churches that rose to
the occasion, not the state or federal government.

“I think it is insufficient,” he said. “People say they’ve seen nothing
from the federal government out here. It’s just neighbor helping
neighbor.”

The death toll from the hurricane now tops 200 people, and about a third
of those are in North Carolina.

In addition to supplies, Mr. Loftis said the church is giving out hot
dogs cooked on a grill because it has no power. The hot dogs are the
only warm meal some of the affected have eaten all week.

“In times of destruction and tragedy, Americans show their resilience,”
he said. “They’re here, helping each other, providing to each other in
their time of need. We don’t ask, ’Are you a Republican or are you a
Democrat?’ We just ask, ’What do you need? How can I help?’”

He said he was frustrated with the federal response and particularly
bothered that neither President Biden nor Vice President Harris was in
Washington as the storm battered North Carolina. Mr. Biden was at his
beach house in Delaware, and Ms. Harris was in California for two
high-dollar fundraisers.

“I would want my president or the vice president on watch to be fully
prepared to address the needs of the nation,” he said. “This story
didn’t suddenly blow in overnight. There was plenty of warning from the
time it hit the Florida panhandle until the time it came through
Asheville.”

“The president or vice president should have a plan of action or at
least be at the desk directing the federal response,” he said.

Amid all the destruction, Mr. Loftis said he’s witnessed powerful
moments of people coming together to help each other.

Earlier this week, a man arrived at the church and told the pastor that
he hadn’t had water in a long time and was very thirsty. The pastor
handed him a 20-pack of bottled water. With tears in his eyes, the man
told the pastor that he just needed a hug, according to Mr. Loftis.

The pastor responded, “I’ll do more than that. I’ll give you a hug and
pray for you.”

The next day, the same man returned to the church, only this time
handing out food to storm victims because he’s “reenergized” by the
experience, Mr. Loftis said.''

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