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I can tell you exactly why LA's getting all the coverage: The majority of those affected are very rich by comparison, and some of them can pay for the Corporate owned media to give them all the attention. Plus, in LA, it's a major metropolitan area, so lots of news media have already been established there, along with all the big-city businesses and whatever. All that money changing hands, business, business, business... That's all it is. Keep it up, @StatusCoup!
So glad someone is still covering the aftermath of Helene. Seems like all the mainstream news stations were just there for the immediate moment and then took off again. I'm appalled that heating and keeping people warm is still a touch-and-go issue as they go through the winter. Thank you Status Coup for telling us about Kristen and her volunteerism at the terrific Blessing Barn.
@@Thyalwaysseek Agree. There are many people in less advantaged surrounding areas that the media hasn't covered at all. In fact, in these 2 tucked-away articles I saw, those residents said they had diverted all firefighters to the wealthy areas, and so, in addition to media not covering their stories, the govt was just letting their neighborhoods burn to the ground. Sadly, seeing how they've handled the aftermath of Helene, I can't say that I'm that surprised, though it's still horrifying.
Media focus on celebrities, but most in Altadena are not rich, neither were the residents of a huge mobile home park in Palisades. Relief never comes fast enough for victims who have lost what took decades to build. In months to come, those in L.A. will still be struggling too. As for NC, the federal gov. had disbursed $17 million to NC victims within a week of the storm. This month it was announced that NC governments have been awarded $1.65 billion in block grants, with $225 million of that to Asheville. So far, fed. gov has provided affected states $100 billion in total for Helene relief. Let's not pit one group of ordinary victims against another. It's billionaires looking for tax cuts and to starve the federal government we should worry about.
@@JJ-kl5yj Meanwhile back at the ranch... Do you live there? Do you know anyone who lives there? Because I KNOW those living there aren't seeing any of what you just said... But, surely one could assume that people who have relatives with a "government title" have contracting companies that have received lucrative contracts...
@@bawbjusbawb6471 Look to the state. Federal gov just released $352.6 million to the TDOT and NCDOT. Block grants in the billions are to the state. I know it's frustrating but clearing rubble, rebuilding homes, roads and infrastructure take a long time. No doubt lucrative contracts will go to favored companies, but that's more on the local level.
@@sandraryan2256 I have no social media following so I got no one to share with BUT it’s always on my mind. Did u notice Trump hasn’t forgotten he mentioned you guys yesterday in his speech. No one else will mention this catastrophe but Trump always does. I’m really hoping he sends the army in to take care of you all. Everyone should be taking notice of how the gov has abandoned its own people. Shame!!
Keep voting for the RW-extremist Repubs & moderate-RW Dems and you can expect more of the same. BOTH parties are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class with their corrupt RW-politics. And the working-class dupes in the US continue to vote for BOTH corrupt, wealthy-RW parties.
The absolute truth. My heart breaks for all that have lost, regardless of where they live. Praying 🙏. I do agree that if our government cared as much for us as they do for others countries, that would be wonderful. Praying for all. Sending donations to Samaritans Purse. They will help those in need.
I just left Walgreens pharmacy in Missouri. I was asked if I wanted to donate to the wildfires in California. I asked if they did the same for north Carolina; she said, we just started this on Thursday. Hmmm that wasn't answering my question and I have no doubt she knew it. As I'm walking away, I hear her tell the pharmacist and they kinda laughed. It is funny in a way because most know how north Carolina has been treated compared to California. And no, I did not donate. They can use their money in savings and trusts.
My main concern is how to survive all of these financial and political crisis, especially in light of the US political power scuffle. The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance.!!!!!.
I started with as low as $12,000 actually because it was my first time and it ended up being profitable, She is a great personality in the States and she's so intelligent.
These people need more help than the people in California they are freezing to death much less the loss from the floods.CA has better resources versus CA please help them 🙏🙏🙏
I was staying in Swannanoa a couple nights when I was there volunteering. Lived in Asheville for 4 years after graduating culinary school. Thank you for covering this.
What made me angry was. Back a week into the storm, one press member, forget the station, but he ask, Pres.Biden about the victim of the hurricane Helene in George and the Carolinas and lower Tennessee. The Pres. BIden ask, What storm? Then, when told, The Hurricane Helene victims. The Pres then very quickly replied. "They got some money." And, said, "They're happy." I found that so, cold-blooded and unbelievable for him to say.
FEMA is funded by Congress.They can only do as much as they are allowed.Contact Congress to lobby for better funds.Say nNO MORE RICH TAX CUTS!Contact your local&state officials.Tell them to find the funds,These states all hav discretionary$.&local counties loosen regs on zoning 4mini houses etcThanks for covering this story!
I met a lady who lost her job (business flooded) lost her car (needed to get to a job) and was denied by FEMA. Now working part time at sub pizza shop and walking to work ( she's in her 60's !)
Almost no one who lost everything qualified for aid because when you applied for it they based your qualifications off of your income from last year. Meanwhile, people who weren’t in the hurricane, if they had an EBT card, they got $700.
@@annhamilton7319 of course they help each other. And that is a basic thing. But the government is (supposed) to exist for the big problems that can be overwhelming for a single person/ family/community/ or state to take care of by themselves. I'm not saying your community isn't or shouldn't help each other. I'm just saying you are part of America, you pay your taxes, and you deserve help. You don't have to take it.
Thank you for continuing to cover this tragedy. We had a terrible storm and damage in May (27th-28th) in Dallas, Texas, and had major losses. Our insurance company of 14+ years (All-State) denied ALL coverage despite us having only 1 relatively small claim in all those years, and FEMA denied us as well. We were without power for 6 days. It's been a nightmare. I'm disabled and on a fixed income. On top of all that, our CPA basically has caused us to lose our entire life savings due to his incompetence and other 8ssues. I have no idea what we're going to do. My husband turned 70 in November, and now he can't retire. It breaks my hear that these companies and government agencies are able to get away with this with No accountability. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Lahaina, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and California and anyone else who has been forgotten or mistreated and/or ignored by companies, agencies, and mainstream media. ❤🙏
Do you vote? If yes, do you vote for the RW-extremist Repubs or the moderate-RW Dems? Both parties are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. So, if you've voted for Repubs OR Dems, then you've voted for your own suffering. I'm sorry for your troubles, especially if you haven't voted for either of the corrupt, wealthy-RW parties.
you need a state Insurance regulator with teeth. Any Insurance Company that scams its customers should lose its license to operate in your state. for fear of that they might treat their customers with respect.
Lahaina is very difficult because the cost of rebuilding is prohibitive and all the burned material has to be transported back to mainland. There’s so much lead and asbestos in the Lahaina burn that getting skilled workers to remediate it is also incredibly difficult. The appraised value of the houses lost is less than 5% of what it would take to replace each dwelling. None of those people can afford that. This has happened plenty of times in history. People being displaced due to disaster is the human condition. My family lost everything in a flood that changed the river path and because the middle of the river was the property line, the new river path put all our farmland into the neighbor’s allotment. No flood insurance. Nothing we could do. We weren’t a farming family anymore. Had to live in a garage for 5 years until we could rebuild. It’s like folks forgot this has happened hundreds of times in American history alone but keep defying nature building in low land, speeding up climate change, and having no defensible space around their home. North Carolina needs to use the bootstraps they voted for. Same as Florida does. Same as Texas.
@@erwinl.8152It's called genocidal displacement!!!! The officials should be sued and criminally indicted. Whoever ends up with the land, was behind it.
The small propane tanks 20 pounds do not last eight hours because there is no insulation in tents and campers . The smaller size is not so heavy folks an not lift and change out. A gallon of water is about 8 pounds to pick up to move several times and will freeze. We greatly appreciate all the hard physical labor to get us back to a new normal.
I share the ...frankly, hatred of the idle rich. Three things, though. #1 the enemy are the super-rich and the political propaganda and policies they've erected to prevent things like FEMA from working for The People, whom they view as unimportant. And #2 Many, MANY people living in the fire zones were not the rich. They just weren't. And what is really going on in LA and California right now is that millions of normal people are jumping to one another's aid, doing EXACTLY the same kind of food and supply drives that folks in and around North Carolina are doing. The People are trying mightily to meet one another's needs. Because normal people are moral, generally. #3 Whatever "promises" you are hearing about aid to California are being accompanied by a greater dose of hatred and scorn from a lot of this country...not to mention "conditions" from the Right. We are hearing THAT shit loud and clear in the midst of our devastation and pain. Believe it or not, in California, it very much feels like our recovery is going to be on us. Because the oligarchy likes it that way and will seek to profit from all of our disasters, either way. So lets not hate the victims and the very courageous legions of normal people who are the real responders and helpers. Lets keep our targeted, righteous fury pointed at the oligarchy, their misinformation and their political machines.
All Americans deserve relief!!! I’m disgusted by the response. We are on our own. The government is not interested in helping Americans. Especially ones that are not rich!
Exactly and that's not going to change regardless of the administration, a lot of these people believe Trump's coming to save them and they are going to be very disappointed when nothing really changes.
Do you vote? If yes, do you vote for the RW-extremist Repubs or the moderate-RW Dems? Both parties are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. So, if you've voted for Repubs OR Dems, then you've voted for your own suffering. I'm sorry for your troubles, especially if you haven't voted for either of the corrupt, wealthy-RW parties.
I've volunteered all around WNC. In Swanannoa alone. I witnessed a dog team mark 100 spots in a 1/4 mile length of the river. I witnessed a man, his 7 year old son found in the Green River Gorge. Those two were never reported on the official lists.
Thank the Lord for locals and all the volunteers from all over the United States. You all could have used all the crews that went to CA from Alaska and Mexico and the troops called in. CA needed them for sure, but so do you all. Praying for all involved in helping get your communities back up and running.
@@rockerjim8045I agree that the state should help too but we pay federal taxes and deserve more tha $700 from FEMA and a tent to sleep in from a charity. The relief workers are getting trailers to sleep in which they deserve but the residents can't even park a camper on their on property.
Which would mean that the fire victims would get only that $750 sometimes unless the government decided they were too republican to qualify which would be often; and if they had a Trump sign in their yard they'd be automatically passed over always.
I really like this type of reporting it’s strange but I prefer this more than watching MSNBC or CNN at least you actually get to see what’s really going on and they’re not just forcing down your throat what they want to give you! Bravo status coup❤
Imagine what the states could do if they weren’t giving all their money to the federal government imagine how much better people could live if they weren’t giving all of their paycheck to the federal government this is not how the country was designed. This is not how it’s supposed to work and it’s not working
The state government screwed us in WNC too. The entire government is opposed to the American people now. LA isn't going to get helped either unless you are rich.
The Federal government is supposed to be there to help the people, protect the people , roads, ect. The state government has become a giant, way to big, look at the officials in California making twice what the president of the USA makes . All gov needs to be shrank by 50% in the next two years then shrank again. Just my opinion and I am deplorable
@@bigmike2680 What an ignorant regurgitation of RW-propaganda. The reason that NC isn't getting the amount of help they need is because THE GOVERNMENT IS TOO SMALL TO HELP THEM. You buffoon. The wealthy-class has bribed politicians to SHRINK the size of the government so that government is [a]big enough to help the populace-minority known as the wealthy-class to maintain their power, thus rendering the government so that it is [b]too small to help the populace-majority known as the working-class. The working-class dupes in NC are suffering because they believed the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-propaganda. They, and you, voted for this. So, congratulations... 🥳 ...you're a moron. You're exactly the kind of working-class dupe that your corrupt, wealthy-class masters have designed you to be, with their corrupt RW-politics. 🙄
We move on from disaster to disaster without helping lift up the people affected. It's pathetic. Humanity needs more compassion. We have lost our way. May God bless us with Jesus consciousness that will bring us back Home to Him.
I agree with you 100% I don’t believe any of these disasters that have happened our natural disasters. I took a little fit in church one morning. I don’t know about three months ago I guess and they were just all like this. Just tragic disaster. I thought now you all are being ignorant and blind.
What are the politicians here doing for their own ppl?? And why does it look like the elected officials for this state aren’t doing anything here for their own ppl constituents??? I don’t understand!! There don’t seem to be any working utility companies or debri removal. Why is no one here contacting their elected officials??? In California their political officials are demanding resources. Why are the North Carolina politicians elected by the ppl not doing and directing this recovery!!!
I’ve seen news clips of the politicians in the states were hurricane. Helene did so much damage. They are begging Congress for help and asking for relief efforts to be sent in. Their requests are either falling on deaf ears, or being denied.
And a particular state did not want homeless living in tents so they put funding towards their shelter. WNC has people who have lost their home/ livleyhood and (no one other than Tennessee and Carolinas) remember/acknowledge our losses or care about them sleeping in tents below freezing temps!
To clarify at the federal level victims of the fire will receive a $770 one time payment. The 100% refers to funding firefighting efforts and clean up for up to 6 months.
Where is the 100% financial support for people to clean up from hurricane Helene? And where are the people to help clean up? It’s great that the firefighters are getting 100% to clean up after the LA wildfires. But where’s the 100% to help clean up after hurricane Helene?
You can bet that California will get more federal aid and be cleaned up and rebuilt long before the mess from the hurricanes is cleaned up. Plus California is getting a butt load of money from major companies like the NFL and NBA and the number of charities that are giving to California is about double the number that are helping with the hurricane victims. There was far most damage done from the hurricanes and more lives lost, but California will get more federal aid.
Have you forgotten the foreign delegations that flew in? Have you forgotten biden’s “100% for 180 days” pledge? Are you so conceited to suggest that Appalachians, whose culture enshrines communal obligations, have abandoned each other? I was raised in western NC. You know nothing of the state. NC isn’t rich or famous but it is a state of Citizens, especially in Appalachia. You can’t rub two strangers together in LA.
@@zachalexander963 They voted to abandon each other. For a long time, NC voters have voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "individualism". They literally voted to make the government too small to help when big problems arise. They voted for their own suffering. They, and you, are too ignorant to comprehend what you've voted for. And the reason you're so ignorant is because you've also voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "education bad". Congratulations... 🥳 ...you're a moron. You're exactly the kind of working-class dupe that your corrupt, wealthy-class masters have designed you to be, with their corrupt RW-politics. 🙄
We shouldn't be giving so much money over seas..USA first. North Carolina is freezing and in tents..ridiculous! California has warmth and its people are mostly well off with more than 1 residences. All people are important with all the disasters..north Carolina first..my brother used to live in Asheville and fletcher..God bless 🙌 these people who are hurting. This woman is an angel 😇..hold strong and together ❤️
Absolutely. I’ve been waiting for this thread to start. Yuppie millionaires get their $$$ first? The amount discrepancies? My sympathy for all in this situation. But the well is only so deep. We will all wind up sharing the cost. Build better. Manage the dangers better. Put competent leaders in charge. Be prepared.
Yuppie millionaires don’t vote against their own best interests. They vote for leaders that ensure their constituents are taken care of, not just the corporations.
For a long time, NC voters have voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "small-government", "individualism", and "bootstraps". BOTH parties in the US are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. And the working-class dupes in the US, and particularly in R-states, continue to vote for BOTH corrupt, wealthy-RW parties. They voted for their own suffering.
The hurricane victims have and are getting the shaft. I hope Pres Trump on his first day will send help and funds to these folks BEFORE a cent is given to CA. The crooked media ignores them but gives all attention to CA because of the rich and celebrities. Please Pres. Trump, help the hurricane victims first!
Well, hopefully white people who are poor will realize the rich white people see you the same as everybody else. So maybe we can start working together in our poorness and take control of this nation back from the elite class or this is never going to change you’re never going to beat the system, which is designed to be Omnipotent.
Where are their elected officials who were voted in to assist with the relief and re building efforts???? It has nothing to do with rich areas or poor areas if your elected officials are not working to continue the relief and recovery efforts why are you not demanding them to do something?? Money was allocated by the White House for this disaster but your representatives seem to be non existent.
I don’t mention any of those things on here because I really don’t want the government to say it, but it’s not only with him but thereafter and I think of this cruel I can’t believe our government hates us this much😢
@@Thyalwaysseek President Trump Trump gave out of his own pocket and it was not alone. It was a gift. He said it’s a gift of 25 million there’s a lot of people who have given any helped that are still helping because North Carolina needs help.
Praying every day for those affected by hurricane Helene. Praying GOD will be with you all, protect you from the bitter cold and provide for your many needs. Blessing for all the those who Volunteer. Your all in my heart.
I pray President Trump will say "Not one more dollar will leave this country for other countries until our people in N n S Carolina n Hawaii n California are made whole"!
We,won't ever know the true count on how many lost their lives. I saw a video here from a SAR team member who said he personally handed out 4,100 body bags. Grim, but we need to know the truth. I doubt there will be a day that won't break me down just thinking of this. In all of my long life in this beautiful state, it's the most devastating and tragic. Praying daily for the rainbow after the storm. May His will be done in all our lives.
HEAP? Good luck with that if you live in a tiny house. I've been denied fuel assistance because my house is too small. I do use a Mr Buddy heater for heat. You can hook up bigger fuel tanks to them. I use 20 lb tanks. They last 3 1/2 days. Have them filled yourself and its cheaper. I pay roughly 16-18 dollars per tank.
I’ve purposefully avoided some of the discourse about the L./A. W!ldf!res because I only have so much to give & I’d given what I could to Hurricane Helene survivors already. But to see the blatant tone shift in SNS & mass media really make me disgusted.
Aid and interest always peters out when the cameras leave. I’ll bet though, that more NC victims will receive funding than in the corrupt CA communities. I don’t know who is managing relief funds in CA but I doubt more than 50% of money will get to people that really need it.
The world is expected to drop whatever it’s doing and shed tears and pray and donate for the millionaires losing their homes in California while North Carolinans are still living in tents and temporary emergency shelters 4 months after hurricane Helene, utterly forgotten about and swept beneath the rug - the disparity is galling
Puerto rico a d hawai same thing, not one shed of mercy shown after the “trendy” grace period. No mercy, they must help themself like the rest of us, no mercy, NONE!
Yes, plus they're not covering the ordinary people affected by those fires. People evacuating from those areas said they didn't even send firefighters to their neighborhoods; they were just letting them burn to the ground while the mainstream media has been having fits about Hollywood mansions. There was a disabled father in a wheelchair who refused to go because he didn't want to leave his bedridden son waiting for an ambulance, and the ambulance never came so they both perished. This was in Altadeeena. If they were wealthy, they would have been there to get them out. Our society has so lost its way. I'm glad there are still people like this lady in NC who are joining together for their communities.
Forgotten it seems by your own government officials!! Has nothing to do with money. Gavin newsom and every official in California are working and demanding what they need. Where are your public officials from North Carolina and Tennessee and why are they not advocating and managing this for their constituents and victims??? Why are you not demanding results from them instead of saying that California is getting what you are not. Your state and local officials should be here doing their jobs!!! Blame them not rural vs wealthy. Not everyone in the areas destroyed were wealthy. They’ve been there for years and are just working class ppl who lost their generational homes, cars and jobs.
I know suffering is still going on in North Carolina, Tennessee, Lahaina and Ohio. However, don't be misled to think that people that have lost everything in Palisades, Altadena, etc are getting handfuls of cash. They likely won't get any more support than anyone else. Donations are coming in but nobody's going to get rich on this. A lot of people will lose their homes if they didn't have insurance... And insurance rates have skyrocketed so you know there's going to be a lot of people that don't have it. Many will have to walk away. I think some of the elderly people that died chose to die... If they had no insurance they might have felt they had no other option. It's not going to be easy here either, at least for people that are not part of the rich. Not all of Palisades is Rich and most of Altadena is working class. Working class are not rich
I just watched a concert streamed live from a club in Ashville. that area looked undisturbed. The club was in a plaza and it was called The Ashville music hall.
The federal government giving to the rich people in LA. While people from the hurricane on the East Coast are living in tents among all the debris. The majority of the people in LA. have more than one home to go to. The survivors of the hurricane on the East Coast have a tent to go to in freezing weather. What is wrong with this picture? Oh they’re not rich.
For a long time, NC voters have voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "small-government", "individualism", and "bootstraps". BOTH parties in the US are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. And the working-class dupes in the US, and particularly in R-states, continue to vote for BOTH corrupt, wealthy-RW parties. They voted for their own suffering.
You: "The majority of the people in LA. have more than one home to go to." *Citation needed (not really, because that is a moronic statement that holds no basis in fact whatsoever. LOL)
Gods judgment is walking people up.cause if people haven't noticed that after war and natural disasters,they humble themself's more in thanking God they came out alive and help others.im just hoping those that died know the lord cause if they didn't then these poor people may never see them again.im not being insentive im being honest. 7:16 Exactly right there is what i mean by humbleness.
Hello everyone! I'm writing this post in hopes to bring awareness to the widespread devastation brought to WNC by Helene. My mother's 1st floor of her 2 story home in Swannanoa, NC was flooded out by Helene (the "2nd floor" is just a frog used for storage) But she lost everything on the 1st floor which was basically her entire life, including her living room furniture, everything in her bedroom which was all of her clothes, 2 TVs, photo albums and framed photos of prescious memories, everything in her kitchen, everything in her garage and even her vehicle was completely destroyed to the point that it is now totaled. The worst part of it all in my opinion is she wasn't able to locate her cat "Little Bit" that day and so it broke her heart having to leave town never knowing what happened to her. So she came to live with me the first few weeks and is now staying with my Uncle in Charlotte NC until we all can figure out what her next steps are to recovering/rebuilding her home. She's gotten estimates from several people and it's looking like a minimum of $20,000 is needed to rewire everything and remodel all of the first floor and stairwell. She does NOT want to sell her home but has already been offered to do so twice and was shocked that someone would even consider such a thing when that home is all she has left!She's 65 and was set to retire this year, and has lived there for 20+ years. I've set up a GoFundMe in her name hoping to get some help from anyone and everyone that has anything they could donate. It doesn't matter if you can only help out with $5 because if enough people can help with small amounts, it will eventually add up. Our family has already agreed to match whatever this fundraiser obtains. If you're not so comfortable with sending money directly, she definitely will need Lowe's, Home Depot, or even Walmart gift cards once we start the rebuilding process which will probably be sometime this spring or summer. But I know she will be happy with any and all help anyone can provide. FEMA granted her the initial $750 but that is pennies in the 55 gallon drum that's needed to help her somewhat get back to living her life. Of course insurance is not covering anything because she did not have flood insurance which is unbelievable considering where she lived next to the Swannanoa River. Nobody ever expected that river to rise 50 feet and wooden by 200 feet though...She's my best friend in the world and I want nothing more than for her to live out her last few years in peace and I will be doing everything I can to make sure it happens. Thanks everyone for your time reading this and I hope everyone is doing better day by day from such a tragedy that nobody ever expected! God bless and we love you all! www.gofundme.com/f/support-katrina-lost-home-and-car-in-flood?attribution_id=sl%3A59ade2fa-a0ef-41db-8bc5-85fa90e4de1c
Looks like the demacraps are still crying about having only a hundred losers vote for their candidate . Ca fires were caused by mismanagement from forests I live here I know , stop being little babies .
And that is wrong. Ashville will be filled with new mountain cabins and rented out as Airbnb's. Residents will lose their land because of no insurance, back taxes and mortgages they can't pay.
The first flood I experienced in New Orleans was in the 90's. People who didn't have flood insurance were able to get money to rebuild their houses through FEMA but had to purchace flood insurance and maintain it. Now FEMA give you $700 and the rest of the money goes to the state.
Damage to infrastructure and terrain downstream of lakes and reservoirs such as North Fork Reservoir, Bee Tree Reservoir, Flat Top Mountain Lake and Tahoma Reservoir can be explained by flash floods due to releases, overflows or breaches from d_m_, in combination with pluvial flash floods due to runoff over steep terrain. These high velocity flows up rooted trees, dislodged boulders, and swept away homes everything in the path. Damage to infrastructure in main water courses was due to secondary flood processes, which occurred when river flooding conveyed flash flood debris flows from the creeks. This debris acted as battering rams destroying more infrastructure and the whole process became compounded on and on down river. Suffice to say that to gain the force to destruct buildings requires potential energy that can only be imparted by water from high elevation.
You want a story about Helene in Florida. Interview me. I'm losing everything over insurance companies that I paid for, the bank holding money, a lawyer that specializes in claims that filed too late and now finding out. Fema cut our hotel off cause the inspector came for milton not Helene and we are cut off. Fkn nightmare
I agree California residents should get equal to what NC hurricane Helene got from FEMA. NC residents got $700 and are sleeping in tents in the snow and freezing temperatures. By all means treat them equal.
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I can tell you exactly why LA's getting all the coverage: The majority of those affected are very rich by comparison, and some of them can pay for the Corporate owned media to give them all the attention. Plus, in LA, it's a major metropolitan area, so lots of news media have already been established there, along with all the big-city businesses and whatever. All that money changing hands, business, business, business... That's all it is. Keep it up, @StatusCoup!
None of this weather is natural. Getting attacked from all angles. Smart cities are on the rise.
@@FirstFreedomNo It's Not Natural Your 100%Correct It's Called Man Made Destruction Chemtrails or Cloudseeding , They Did This in Vietnam War
The difference between wealthy cities and rural areas..keep pushing this story!
Not everyone was wealthy whos homes were destroyed in CA. Tgey also pay far more taxes. Why shouldnt they get help?
@@annabrahamson4320Are you regarded? Seriously.
The support should be equal regardless of amount of taxes paid...
Downside of living in a small community there are less people to help.
Altadena is not a wealthy area and not everyone who lost the home in Palestine. Is it either?
What wealthy cities are you talking about?
So glad someone is still covering the aftermath of Helene. Seems like all the mainstream news stations were just there for the immediate moment and then took off again. I'm appalled that heating and keeping people warm is still a touch-and-go issue as they go through the winter. Thank you Status Coup for telling us about Kristen and her volunteerism at the terrific Blessing Barn.
LA would suffer the same fate with the media if the victims weren't celebrities.
@@Thyalwaysseek Agree. There are many people in less advantaged surrounding areas that the media hasn't covered at all. In fact, in these 2 tucked-away articles I saw, those residents said they had diverted all firefighters to the wealthy areas, and so, in addition to media not covering their stories, the govt was just letting their neighborhoods burn to the ground. Sadly, seeing how they've handled the aftermath of Helene, I can't say that I'm that surprised, though it's still horrifying.
@@tonis8131 Unfortunately the comment you replied to was deleted by google, I can no longer see it.
@@Thyalwaysseek Oh weird. Thank you for letting me. I gather though you received an email with the comment, and that's how you know.
@@Thyalwaysseek What is their problem anyway.
Millions already donated to LA, meanwhile N.C. still struggling after the hurricane. Help the rich, ignore the poor. 😢
it’s the American way. everyone for themselves. why should i pay my taxes to help someone else. the fear of Socialism looms in the mind
Bless your heart. 😂
Media focus on celebrities, but most in Altadena are not rich, neither were the residents of a huge mobile home park in Palisades. Relief never comes fast enough for victims who have lost what took decades to build. In months to come, those in L.A. will still be struggling too. As for NC, the federal gov. had disbursed $17 million to NC victims within a week of the storm. This month it was announced that NC governments have been awarded $1.65 billion in block grants, with $225 million of that to Asheville. So far, fed. gov has provided affected states $100 billion in total for Helene relief. Let's not pit one group of ordinary victims against another. It's billionaires looking for tax cuts and to starve the federal government we should worry about.
@@JJ-kl5yj
Meanwhile back at the ranch...
Do you live there?
Do you know anyone who lives there?
Because I KNOW those living there aren't seeing any of what you just said...
But, surely one could assume that people who have relatives with a "government title" have contracting companies that have received lucrative contracts...
@@bawbjusbawb6471 Look to the state. Federal gov just released $352.6 million to the TDOT and NCDOT. Block grants in the billions are to the state. I know it's frustrating but clearing rubble, rebuilding homes, roads and infrastructure take a long time. No doubt lucrative contracts will go to favored companies, but that's more on the local level.
Thank you guys for not forgetting those people exist.
If all I can do is drop a comment to help keep this story alive, I will.
Love from Canada ❤️
Thank Canada you are showing courage and kindness in the face of threats and disrespect. Thank you.
Please tell everyone to send more help to all the Hurricanes victims 🙏
@@sandraryan2256 I have no social media following so I got no one to share with BUT it’s always on my mind. Did u notice Trump hasn’t forgotten he mentioned you guys yesterday in his speech. No one else will mention this catastrophe but Trump always does. I’m really hoping he sends the army in to take care of you all.
Everyone should be taking notice of how the gov has abandoned its own people. Shame!!
Thank you for doing this, showing that they aren't totally forgotten. God bless
This is so grotesque that we have to compete for aid in a country that sends billions to other countries.
Keep voting for the RW-extremist Repubs & moderate-RW Dems and you can expect more of the same. BOTH parties are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class with their corrupt RW-politics. And the working-class dupes in the US continue to vote for BOTH corrupt, wealthy-RW parties.
Un ducking believeable
The absolute truth. My heart breaks for all that have lost, regardless of where they live. Praying 🙏. I do agree that if our government cared as much for us as they do for others countries, that would be wonderful. Praying for all. Sending donations to Samaritans Purse. They will help those in need.
I just left Walgreens pharmacy in Missouri. I was asked if I wanted to donate to the wildfires in California. I asked if they did the same for north Carolina; she said, we just started this on Thursday. Hmmm that wasn't answering my question and I have no doubt she knew it. As I'm walking away, I hear her tell the pharmacist and they kinda laughed. It is funny in a way because most know how north Carolina has been treated compared to California.
And no, I did not donate. They can use their money in savings and trusts.
My main concern is how to survive all of these financial and political crisis, especially in light of the US political power scuffle. The government has really called things more difficult for its citizens, and we can't sit back and bear all the consequences of the bad governance.!!!!!.
I totally agree with you. I've made over 220k this year...
all thanks to Evelyn my advisor. Getting to know her is the best thing that's ever happened to me
I started with as low as $12,000 actually because it was my first time and it ended up being profitable, She is a great personality in the States and she's so intelligent.
You trade also?, I tried trading after watching some videos on RUclips but still keep making losses, how do you trade on your own?
No I don't trade on my own , I always required help and assistance
These people need more help than the people in California they are freezing to death much less the loss from the floods.CA has better resources versus CA please help them 🙏🙏🙏
WTF? This is the division everyone is shouting about, Hello me Not them why not support helping everyone.
@@winonabarter2540 the problem is that people aren't supporting everyone; they're exclusively supporting CA.
God bless all the people helping the victims of hurricane helene, may they get all the support they need.
I’m sick of hearing the fires that destroyed stars homes…when some of those folks have other homes..Asheville folks lost their only home and business.
L.A. deserves way less help, as it was a problem that could have been negated in 2019 with resoivars.
I was staying in Swannanoa a couple nights when I was there volunteering. Lived in Asheville for 4 years after graduating culinary school. Thank you for covering this.
People must take care of each other
What made me angry was.
Back a week into the storm, one press member, forget the station, but he ask, Pres.Biden about the victim of the hurricane Helene in George and the Carolinas and lower Tennessee. The Pres. BIden ask, What storm?
Then, when told, The Hurricane Helene victims. The Pres then very quickly replied. "They got some money." And, said, "They're happy."
I found that so, cold-blooded and unbelievable for him to say.
FJB what a disappointment he is
That's Biden and dems thinking. Sad
why does the Government have to rescue each state.? What has NC done for its citizens? Use their taxes first
@@rockerjim8045 they have worked above and beyond .. shameful response
FEMA is funded by Congress.They can only do as much as they are allowed.Contact Congress to lobby for better funds.Say nNO MORE RICH TAX CUTS!Contact your local&state officials.Tell them to find the funds,These states all hav discretionary$.&local counties loosen regs on zoning 4mini houses etcThanks for covering this story!
Absolutely taken aback about the inequality of help!! Aren't we all equal? Most upsetting
I met a lady who lost her job (business flooded) lost her car (needed to get to a job) and was denied by FEMA. Now working part time at sub pizza shop and walking to work ( she's in her 60's !)
Almost no one who lost everything qualified for aid because when you applied for it they based your qualifications off of your income from last year. Meanwhile, people who weren’t in the hurricane, if they had an EBT card, they got $700.
You could tell or help her set up a gofundme
May God bless her tenfold for everything that she’s doing for these poor people still dealing with this. Especially in this frozen time of year.😢
What an earth angel.. shes helping so many.. tyTYty ❤
I was thinking the SAME THING !!! YOUR NOT FORGTTEN , PRAYING EVERYDAY FOR HEALING , AND SUPPORT FOR ALL IN NEED !!!❤
Everyone should be helped
That’s not the capitalist way.
@SamWilkinsonn really??? I hadn't noticed! 😂
UPDATE: Helene survivors and others 1.6 Billion in long-term assistance for NC alone!! www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_25_004
Appalachian folk help each other.
EF fema
@@annhamilton7319 of course they help each other. And that is a basic thing.
But the government is (supposed) to exist for the big problems that can be overwhelming for a single person/ family/community/ or state to take care of by themselves. I'm not saying your community isn't or shouldn't help each other. I'm just saying you are part of America, you pay your taxes, and you deserve help. You don't have to take it.
Thank you for continuing to cover this tragedy. We had a terrible storm and damage in May (27th-28th) in Dallas, Texas, and had major losses. Our insurance company of 14+ years (All-State) denied ALL coverage despite us having only 1 relatively small claim in all those years, and FEMA denied us as well. We were without power for 6 days. It's been a nightmare. I'm disabled and on a fixed income. On top of all that, our CPA basically has caused us to lose our entire life savings due to his incompetence and other 8ssues. I have no idea what we're going to do. My husband turned 70 in November, and now he can't retire. It breaks my hear that these companies and government agencies are able to get away with this with No accountability. My thoughts and prayers are with the people of Lahaina, Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and California and anyone else who has been forgotten or mistreated and/or ignored by companies, agencies, and mainstream media. ❤🙏
Sounds like you couldn’t afford to be a homeowner anymore. Did you vote against your own best interest?
Do you vote? If yes, do you vote for the RW-extremist Repubs or the moderate-RW Dems? Both parties are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. So, if you've voted for Repubs OR Dems, then you've voted for your own suffering. I'm sorry for your troubles, especially if you haven't voted for either of the corrupt, wealthy-RW parties.
you need a state Insurance regulator with teeth. Any Insurance Company that scams its customers should lose its license to operate in your state. for fear of that they might treat their customers with respect.
Forget California the rich people live there and there all Dem so there worthless to anyone but there own . One day they won't have a thing
Maui
Dont forget about lahina too.😢
Lahaina is very difficult because the cost of rebuilding is prohibitive and all the burned material has to be transported back to mainland. There’s so much lead and asbestos in the Lahaina burn that getting skilled workers to remediate it is also incredibly difficult. The appraised value of the houses lost is less than 5% of what it would take to replace each dwelling. None of those people can afford that. This has happened plenty of times in history. People being displaced due to disaster is the human condition. My family lost everything in a flood that changed the river path and because the middle of the river was the property line, the new river path put all our farmland into the neighbor’s allotment. No flood insurance. Nothing we could do. We weren’t a farming family anymore. Had to live in a garage for 5 years until we could rebuild. It’s like folks forgot this has happened hundreds of times in American history alone but keep defying nature building in low land, speeding up climate change, and having no defensible space around their home. North Carolina needs to use the bootstraps they voted for. Same as Florida does. Same as Texas.
@erwinl.8152 I'm not buying that bs.
@@erwinl.8152It's called genocidal displacement!!!! The officials should be sued and criminally indicted. Whoever ends up with the land, was behind it.
The small propane tanks 20 pounds do not last eight hours because there is no insulation in tents and campers . The smaller size is not so heavy folks an not lift and change out. A gallon of water is about 8 pounds to pick up to move several times and will freeze. We greatly appreciate all the hard physical labor to get us back to a new normal.
Pacific Pallisades gets a promise of 100% support from gov't, but regular folks in NC can't even collect their $750 per family.
This is America. Poor are used, abused, and taxed to the limit
Class seems to be the deciding factor
@@andrewgawlik4961 🧐🧐🤔
It’s crazy 😮
I share the ...frankly, hatred of the idle rich. Three things, though. #1 the enemy are the super-rich and the political propaganda and policies they've erected to prevent things like FEMA from working for The People, whom they view as unimportant. And #2 Many, MANY people living in the fire zones were not the rich. They just weren't. And what is really going on in LA and California right now is that millions of normal people are jumping to one another's aid, doing EXACTLY the same kind of food and supply drives that folks in and around North Carolina are doing. The People are trying mightily to meet one another's needs. Because normal people are moral, generally. #3 Whatever "promises" you are hearing about aid to California are being accompanied by a greater dose of hatred and scorn from a lot of this country...not to mention "conditions" from the Right. We are hearing THAT shit loud and clear in the midst of our devastation and pain. Believe it or not, in California, it very much feels like our recovery is going to be on us. Because the oligarchy likes it that way and will seek to profit from all of our disasters, either way. So lets not hate the victims and the very courageous legions of normal people who are the real responders and helpers. Lets keep our targeted, righteous fury pointed at the oligarchy, their misinformation and their political machines.
Hi from Pueblo Colorado on my prayers are with you everyday I pray for you every time before I go to bed and in the morning.
May God bless you for praying
All Americans deserve relief!!! I’m disgusted by the response. We are on our own. The government is not interested in helping Americans. Especially ones that are not rich!
UPDATE: Helene survivors and others 1.6 Billion in long-term assistance for NC alone!! www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_25_004
Great comment Sam
Exactly and that's not going to change regardless of the administration, a lot of these people believe Trump's coming to save them and they are going to be very disappointed when nothing really changes.
Do you vote? If yes, do you vote for the RW-extremist Repubs or the moderate-RW Dems? Both parties are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. So, if you've voted for Repubs OR Dems, then you've voted for your own suffering. I'm sorry for your troubles, especially if you haven't voted for either of the corrupt, wealthy-RW parties.
She is a saint still doing the good fight for these people
I've volunteered all around WNC. In Swanannoa alone. I witnessed a dog team mark 100 spots in a 1/4 mile length of the river. I witnessed a man, his 7 year old son found in the Green River Gorge. Those two were never reported on the official lists.
Lord have mercy 😢
Thank the Lord for locals and all the volunteers from all over the United States. You all could have used all the crews that went to CA from Alaska and Mexico and the troops called in. CA needed them for sure, but so do you all. Praying for all involved in helping get your communities back up and running.
THANK YOU so much, my thoughts are on these people. Especially since the fires in California. News should be given evenly.
Please support Blessing Barn. This place supports the folks still living in tents on their land. Prayers still save lives here.
Amen
Once again, the government needs to be fair to the people from the hurricane as they do from these fires
the state should help first then the government if needed. NC should have a state emergency plan in place for a rainy day.
@@rockerjim8045I agree that the state should help too but we pay federal taxes and deserve more tha $700 from FEMA and a tent to sleep in from a charity. The relief workers are getting trailers to sleep in which they deserve but the residents can't even park a camper on their on property.
@@rockerjim8045so California should take care of all of those affected by the fires, sounds good to me.
Jason don't forget to go into East Tennessee too😊
I live in Northern California and I think everyone should be treated equally.
Which would mean that the fire victims would get only that $750 sometimes unless the government decided they were too republican to qualify which would be often; and if they had a Trump sign in their yard they'd be automatically passed over always.
Keep up the good work!
I really like this type of reporting it’s strange but I prefer this more than watching MSNBC or CNN at least you actually get to see what’s really going on and they’re not just forcing down your throat what they want to give you! Bravo status coup❤
Cnn msnbc are crap
Imagine what the states could do if they weren’t giving all their money to the federal government imagine how much better people could live if they weren’t giving all of their paycheck to the federal government this is not how the country was designed. This is not how it’s supposed to work and it’s not working
The state government screwed us in WNC too. The entire government is opposed to the American people now. LA isn't going to get helped either unless you are rich.
Right blue states support red states so if we dont pay taxes all the magats will starve. DUHHHHHHHHHH
The Federal government is supposed to be there to help the people, protect the people , roads, ect. The state government has become a giant, way to big, look at the officials in California making twice what the president of the USA makes . All gov needs to be shrank by 50% in the next two years then shrank again. Just my opinion and I am deplorable
It is working as intended....by the people at the top.
@@bigmike2680 What an ignorant regurgitation of RW-propaganda. The reason that NC isn't getting the amount of help they need is because THE GOVERNMENT IS TOO SMALL TO HELP THEM. You buffoon.
The wealthy-class has bribed politicians to SHRINK the size of the government so that government is [a]big enough to help the populace-minority known as the wealthy-class to maintain their power, thus rendering the government so that it is [b]too small to help the populace-majority known as the working-class.
The working-class dupes in NC are suffering because they believed the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-propaganda. They, and you, voted for this. So, congratulations... 🥳 ...you're a moron.
You're exactly the kind of working-class dupe that your corrupt, wealthy-class masters have designed you to be, with their corrupt RW-politics. 🙄
We move on from disaster to disaster without helping lift up the people affected. It's pathetic. Humanity needs more compassion.
We have lost our way. May God bless us with Jesus consciousness that will bring us back Home to Him.
I agree with you 100% I don’t believe any of these disasters that have happened our natural disasters. I took a little fit in church one morning. I don’t know about three months ago I guess and they were just all like this. Just tragic disaster. I thought now you all are being ignorant and blind.
What are the politicians here doing for their own ppl?? And why does it look like the elected officials for this state aren’t doing anything here for their own ppl constituents??? I don’t understand!! There don’t seem to be any working utility companies or debri removal. Why is no one here contacting their elected officials??? In California their political officials are demanding resources. Why are the North Carolina politicians elected by the ppl not doing and directing this recovery!!!
That’s the difference between republican and democrat leadership.
I’ve seen news clips of the politicians in the states were hurricane. Helene did so much damage. They are begging Congress for help and asking for relief efforts to be sent in. Their requests are either falling on deaf ears, or being denied.
Videos like this remind ppl about the hurricane survivors and how they are living...
And a particular state did not want homeless living in tents so they put funding towards their shelter. WNC has people who have lost their home/ livleyhood and (no one other than Tennessee and Carolinas) remember/acknowledge our losses or care about them sleeping in tents below freezing temps!
To clarify at the federal level victims of the fire will receive a $770 one time payment. The 100% refers to funding firefighting efforts and clean up for up to 6 months.
I heard that yesterday
Where is the 100% financial support for people to clean up from hurricane Helene? And where are the people to help clean up? It’s great that the firefighters are getting 100% to clean up after the LA wildfires. But where’s the 100% to help clean up after hurricane Helene?
You can bet that California will get more federal aid and be cleaned up and rebuilt long before the mess from the hurricanes is cleaned up. Plus California is getting a butt load of money from major companies like the NFL and NBA and the number of charities that are giving to California is about double the number that are helping with the hurricane victims. There was far most damage done from the hurricanes and more lives lost, but California will get more federal aid.
The support that they’re getting in LA is a lot of local support. North Carolina did not get support from their own state enough.
Red states are predatory on their own
Have you forgotten the foreign delegations that flew in? Have you forgotten biden’s “100% for 180 days” pledge? Are you so conceited to suggest that Appalachians, whose culture enshrines communal obligations, have abandoned each other?
I was raised in western NC. You know nothing of the state. NC isn’t rich or famous but it is a state of Citizens, especially in Appalachia. You can’t rub two strangers together in LA.
@@zachalexander963 They voted to abandon each other. For a long time, NC voters have voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "individualism". They literally voted to make the government too small to help when big problems arise. They voted for their own suffering.
They, and you, are too ignorant to comprehend what you've voted for. And the reason you're so ignorant is because you've also voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "education bad".
Congratulations... 🥳 ...you're a moron.
You're exactly the kind of working-class dupe that your corrupt, wealthy-class masters have designed you to be, with their corrupt RW-politics. 🙄
NC citizens have supported the victims of this storm. It's the state and federal governments that have failed.
@@osmadchloyes
Another fine example of the government not caring about the people !!!
Stop paying federal taxes !! You have nothing to lose !!! Blessing to ALL !
Awesome
We shouldn't be giving so much money over seas..USA first. North Carolina is freezing and in tents..ridiculous! California has warmth and its people are mostly well off with more than 1 residences. All people are important with all the disasters..north Carolina first..my brother used to live in Asheville and fletcher..God bless 🙌 these people who are hurting. This woman is an angel 😇..hold strong and together ❤️
💯% agree!
Absolutely. I’ve been waiting for this thread to start. Yuppie millionaires get their $$$ first? The amount discrepancies?
My sympathy for all in this situation. But the well is only so deep. We will all wind up sharing the cost.
Build better. Manage the dangers better. Put competent leaders in charge. Be prepared.
Where are your leaders?? Why are they not doing anything to advocate for their own state???
Yuppie millionaires don’t vote against their own best interests. They vote for leaders that ensure their constituents are taken care of, not just the corporations.
For a long time, NC voters have voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "small-government", "individualism", and "bootstraps". BOTH parties in the US are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. And the working-class dupes in the US, and particularly in R-states, continue to vote for BOTH corrupt, wealthy-RW parties. They voted for their own suffering.
And billionaires that promise but they aren’t helping..it’s just a photo op.
The hurricane victims have and are getting the shaft. I hope Pres Trump on his first day will send help and funds to these folks BEFORE a cent is given to CA. The crooked media ignores them but gives all attention to CA because of the rich and celebrities. Please Pres. Trump, help the hurricane victims first!
You are amazing!
Sad but we need to speak up
Helene victims need more support. Home insurance covers fires but most don't cover flood damage.
The difference that our government is making between these two “DISASTERS” is absolutely “DISGUSTING”!!!!!😡🤯
Well, hopefully white people who are poor will realize the rich white people see you the same as everybody else. So maybe we can start working together in our poorness and take control of this nation back from the elite class or this is never going to change you’re never going to beat the system, which is designed to be Omnipotent.
UPDATE: Helene survivors and others 1.6 Billion in long-term assistance for NC alone!! www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_25_004
UPDATE: Helene survivors and others 1.6 Billion in long-term assistance for NC alone!! www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_25_004
Where are their elected officials who were voted in to assist with the relief and re building efforts???? It has nothing to do with rich areas or poor areas if your elected officials are not working to continue the relief and recovery efforts why are you not demanding them to do something?? Money was allocated by the White House for this disaster but your representatives seem to be non existent.
And California is in debt for 64 billion dollars before the fires. They are good a pissing away tax payers and Fed allocated monies .
PLEASE STAY ON THIS STORY! THERE'S MORE TO IT! L I T H I U M 🙏🕊️
And the finest quartz in the world. Somebody's gonna make a fortune from Silicon Valley.
Don't let Trump and his vice president memelord hear you say that.
I don’t mention any of those things on here because I really don’t want the government to say it, but it’s not only with him but thereafter and I think of this cruel I can’t believe our government hates us this much😢
@@Thyalwaysseek President Trump Trump gave out of his own pocket and it was not alone. It was a gift. He said it’s a gift of 25 million there’s a lot of people who have given any helped that are still helping because North Carolina needs help.
@@PeggyYost-i1t I suggest you go research into that, there is no evidence that Trump donated $25 million to these people.
Praying every day for those affected by hurricane Helene. Praying GOD will be with you all, protect you from the bitter cold and provide for your many needs. Blessing for all the those who Volunteer. Your all in my heart.
...any prayers for Pacific Palisades?
@@bootmii98nope
# NO JUSTICE NO PEACE
To the point, good comment
Amen, God is Good! Pray, you will not get very cold Temps 🙏🏻 I hope goes around. So sad! What very cold Temps doing
I pray President Trump will say "Not one more dollar will leave this country for other countries until our people in N n S Carolina n Hawaii n California are made whole"!
Freaking shameful display by our leadership. Done with them completely done.
They want people to make it worth their while for folks to get help they need now
So good to see you are doing it like it's supposed to be
We,won't ever know the true count on how many lost their lives. I saw a video here from a SAR team member who said he personally handed out 4,100 body bags. Grim, but we need to know the truth.
I doubt there will be a day that won't break me down just thinking of this. In all of my long life in this beautiful state, it's the most devastating and tragic. Praying daily for the rainbow after the storm. May His will be done in all our lives.
HEAP? Good luck with that if you live in a tiny house. I've been denied fuel assistance because my house is too small. I do use a Mr Buddy heater for heat. You can hook up bigger fuel tanks to them. I use 20 lb tanks. They last 3 1/2 days. Have them filled yourself and its cheaper. I pay roughly 16-18 dollars per tank.
I’ve purposefully avoided some of the discourse about the L./A. W!ldf!res because I only have so much to give & I’d given what I could to Hurricane Helene survivors already. But to see the blatant tone shift in SNS & mass media really make me disgusted.
There are hundreds counted as deceased but hundreds more plus that are still missing
The truth of the matter is that wildfire states can afford to pay for disasters while the hurricane and tornado states cannot. Ask yourselves why.
I disagree with your premise and your conclusion.
they need to raise their taxation to fully fund their requirements.
Very true 🥺😞
I totally agree with you!!!
Equal support for north Carolina, same for California. Get rid of deep pockets....
Aid and interest always peters out when the cameras leave. I’ll bet though, that more NC victims will receive funding than in the corrupt CA communities. I don’t know who is managing relief funds in CA but I doubt more than 50% of money will get to people that really need it.
The world is expected to drop whatever it’s doing and shed tears and pray and donate for the millionaires losing their homes in California while North Carolinans are still living in tents and temporary emergency shelters 4 months after hurricane Helene, utterly forgotten about and swept beneath the rug - the disparity is galling
4 months?!?!
UPDATE: Helene survivors and others 1.6 Billion in long-term assistance for NC alone!! www.hud.gov/press/press_releases_media_advisories/HUD_No_25_004
Puerto rico a d hawai same thing, not one shed of mercy shown after the “trendy” grace period. No mercy, they must help themself like the rest of us, no mercy, NONE!
Yes, plus they're not covering the ordinary people affected by those fires. People evacuating from those areas said they didn't even send firefighters to their neighborhoods; they were just letting them burn to the ground while the mainstream media has been having fits about Hollywood mansions. There was a disabled father in a wheelchair who refused to go because he didn't want to leave his bedridden son waiting for an ambulance, and the ambulance never came so they both perished. This was in Altadeeena. If they were wealthy, they would have been there to get them out. Our society has so lost its way. I'm glad there are still people like this lady in NC who are joining together for their communities.
Forgotten it seems by your own government officials!! Has nothing to do with money. Gavin newsom and every official in California are working and demanding what they need. Where are your public officials from North Carolina and Tennessee and why are they not advocating and managing this for their constituents and victims??? Why are you not demanding results from them instead of saying that California is getting what you are not. Your state and local officials should be here doing their jobs!!! Blame them not rural vs wealthy. Not everyone in the areas destroyed were wealthy. They’ve been there for years and are just working class ppl who lost their generational homes, cars and jobs.
I know suffering is still going on in North Carolina, Tennessee, Lahaina and Ohio. However, don't be misled to think that people that have lost everything in Palisades, Altadena, etc are getting handfuls of cash. They likely won't get any more support than anyone else. Donations are coming in but nobody's going to get rich on this. A lot of people will lose their homes if they didn't have insurance... And insurance rates have skyrocketed so you know there's going to be a lot of people that don't have it. Many will have to walk away. I think some of the elderly people that died chose to die... If they had no insurance they might have felt they had no other option. It's not going to be easy here either, at least for people that are not part of the rich. Not all of Palisades is Rich and most of Altadena is working class. Working class are not rich
I just watched a concert streamed live from a club in Ashville. that area looked undisturbed. The club was in a plaza and it was called The Ashville music hall.
Country folks can survive like the song says but that isn't the point. People still need relief and help.
So, we could have the oligarchy fund SSI, MFA, and/or UBI by taxing political campaign contributions at 50% or more.
Delay, deny, depose... where did UHC learn it from? 😮
Agreed 👍 💪🇺🇸💪🤝✌️❤️🙏😊
The federal government giving to the rich people in LA. While people from the hurricane on the East Coast are living in tents among all the debris. The majority of the people in LA. have more than one home to go to. The survivors of the hurricane on the East Coast have a tent to go to in freezing weather. What is wrong with this picture? Oh they’re not rich.
For a long time, NC voters have voted for the regressive RW-ideals of "small-government", "individualism", and "bootstraps". BOTH parties in the US are bought, owned, bribed, & controlled by the corrupt wealthy-class & their corrupt RW-politics. And the working-class dupes in the US, and particularly in R-states, continue to vote for BOTH corrupt, wealthy-RW parties. They voted for their own suffering.
You: "The majority of the people in LA. have more than one home to go to."
*Citation needed (not really, because that is a moronic statement that holds no basis in fact whatsoever. LOL)
No, rich people don't live in the same society as normal people.
Gods judgment is walking people up.cause if people haven't noticed that after war and natural disasters,they humble themself's more in thanking God they came out alive and help others.im just hoping those that died know the lord cause if they didn't then these poor people may never see them again.im not being insentive im being honest.
7:16 Exactly right there is what i mean by humbleness.
Hello everyone! I'm writing this post in hopes to bring awareness to the widespread devastation brought to WNC by Helene. My mother's 1st floor of her 2 story home in Swannanoa, NC was flooded out by Helene (the "2nd floor" is just a frog used for storage) But she lost everything on the 1st floor which was basically her entire life, including her living room furniture, everything in her bedroom which was all of her clothes, 2 TVs, photo albums and framed photos of prescious memories, everything in her kitchen, everything in her garage and even her vehicle was completely destroyed to the point that it is now totaled. The worst part of it all in my opinion is she wasn't able to locate her cat "Little Bit" that day and so it broke her heart having to leave town never knowing what happened to her. So she came to live with me the first few weeks and is now staying with my Uncle in Charlotte NC until we all can figure out what her next steps are to recovering/rebuilding her home. She's gotten estimates from several people and it's looking like a minimum of $20,000 is needed to rewire everything and remodel all of the first floor and stairwell. She does NOT want to sell her home but has already been offered to do so twice and was shocked that someone would even consider such a thing when that home is all she has left!She's 65 and was set to retire this year, and has lived there for 20+ years. I've set up a GoFundMe in her name hoping to get some help from anyone and everyone that has anything they could donate. It doesn't matter if you can only help out with $5 because if enough people can help with small amounts, it will eventually add up. Our family has already agreed to match whatever this fundraiser obtains. If you're not so comfortable with sending money directly, she definitely will need Lowe's, Home Depot, or even Walmart gift cards once we start the rebuilding process which will probably be sometime this spring or summer. But I know she will be happy with any and all help anyone can provide. FEMA granted her the initial $750 but that is pennies in the 55 gallon drum that's needed to help her somewhat get back to living her life. Of course insurance is not covering anything because she did not have flood insurance which is unbelievable considering where she lived next to the Swannanoa River. Nobody ever expected that river to rise 50 feet and wooden by 200 feet though...She's my best friend in the world and I want nothing more than for her to live out her last few years in peace and I will be doing everything I can to make sure it happens. Thanks everyone for your time reading this and I hope everyone is doing better day by day from such a tragedy that nobody ever expected! God bless and we love you all!
www.gofundme.com/f/support-katrina-lost-home-and-car-in-flood?attribution_id=sl%3A59ade2fa-a0ef-41db-8bc5-85fa90e4de1c
I find it poetically ironic that Trump's camp is forgetting just how big a footprint the Republican Party has in that region.
They haven't forger they don't care
They just wanted your vote. Trump said it..."I don't care about you. I just want your vote." People don't listen.
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Looks like the demacraps are still crying about having only a hundred losers vote for their candidate . Ca fires were caused by mismanagement from forests I live here I know , stop being little babies .
As if that should matter for how much federal assistance is given.
It's not the feds job to pick favorites.
110% Hawaii, California even though we hate that place and hurricane hit states deserve and should be getting the same help right now.
Kristen Hicks gets it like I get it! The real issue!
Appalachia is being Rewilded.
California is going to be a smart city.
And that is wrong. Ashville will be filled with new mountain cabins and rented out as Airbnb's. Residents will lose their land because of no insurance, back taxes and mortgages they can't pay.
The first flood I experienced in New Orleans was in the 90's. People who didn't have flood insurance were able to get money to rebuild their houses through FEMA but had to purchace flood insurance and maintain it. Now FEMA give you $700 and the rest of the money goes to the state.
Best Channel
Damage to infrastructure and terrain downstream of lakes and reservoirs such as North Fork Reservoir, Bee Tree Reservoir, Flat Top Mountain Lake and Tahoma Reservoir can be explained by flash floods due to releases, overflows or breaches from d_m_, in combination with pluvial flash floods due to runoff over steep terrain. These high velocity flows up rooted trees, dislodged boulders, and swept away homes everything in the path. Damage to infrastructure in main water courses was due to secondary flood processes, which occurred when river flooding conveyed flash flood debris flows from the creeks. This debris acted as battering rams destroying more infrastructure and the whole process became compounded on and on down river. Suffice to say that to gain the force to destruct buildings requires potential energy that can only be imparted by water from high elevation.
You want a story about Helene in Florida. Interview me. I'm losing everything over insurance companies that I paid for, the bank holding money, a lawyer that specializes in claims that filed too late and now finding out. Fema cut our hotel off cause the inspector came for milton not Helene and we are cut off. Fkn nightmare
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I agree equal support for all of you there!!! I’m sure when President Trump gets in you will have support!!!
I agree California residents should get equal to what NC hurricane Helene got from FEMA. NC residents got $700 and are sleeping in tents in the snow and freezing temperatures. By all means treat them equal.
How the hell is Los Angeles more important than North Carolina.
Lots of us are wondering the same.
They are the same. Active fires right now. They in CA have lost just as much. And it is still going on.
Well said.
@@belindahopkins7875. Nah. Not “They are the same.” /
This better be their coming to god then @@belindahopkins7875
' Swan Ah No Ah ' !!!!
They should get any money before Californian gets one cent.
this might be the second time ive heard of this. the first was probably a couple days ago.
Thank you for not adding a bunch of background music that ruins posts for me!
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Swannanoa not Swanoa