A man who claims to work security detail for a dialysis company said he’s seen no government help anywhere on the ground in Asheville, North Carolina, one of the regions hardest hit by Hurricane Helene.
“I’m currently in Asheville, North Carolina with my company doing disaster security for a dialysis company, and we’re also doing search and rescue for patients to bring them to dialysis so they don’t die,” the man said in a social media post that’s gone viral. “This place is a war zone people, and the military is not here.”
MUST LISTEN 🚨 Kamala Harris Admin ARRESTED a man for bringing helicopter full of supplies to Hurricane Helene victims
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) October 4, 2024
“There was a man that took off yesterday in his helicopter to go up in the mountains to drop off food. He landed and got arrested and said he was interfering… pic.twitter.com/I0OjFyVqMq
The man explained that when he worked in disaster relief during Hurricane Katrina, the government was extremely quick to respond and provided military assistance. But this time around, there’s no government presence.
“The reason I’m pissed because I was part of the operation during hurricane Katrina. I was stationed in San Diego and within 96 hours we were in Louisiana,” he said. “And these bastards are not sending the military here. There’s so much destruction. There’s no news crews here. That’s why you’re not seeing it. The American people should be angry at what our government is doing to this town. There are people hurting here. There are so many people dying.”
He went on to describe how he’s seen young children wandering around the devastated area looking for their parents — a dire situation that appears ripe for human traffickers to exploit.
“I drove past a young kids about 5 to 7 years old. They were brother and sister, and they were looking for their parents. We got them to a church. These young kids don’t know where their mom and dad are,” he said. “And the military is being fucking hamstringed by these goddamn DOD fucking executives. If you’re not angry, you should be. Because this is what our government thinks about us. They’re not here to help us. We have to take care of ourselves.”
“This is bad, people. You’re not here. It is very bad. We need water. We need food. We need clothes,” he continued. “I’m sick to my stomach that our government treats our American people this way. And then when they get slapped in the face, oh, here’s $750. After we sent over $200,000,000,000 overseas. Alejandro Mayorkas, you’re a traitor to your country.”
Unfortunately, this man’s testimony is not an isolated account. A number of outraged citizens have taken to social media to document the lack of government assistance and even instances of FEMA actually blocking volunteers from trying to help.
🚨 Truck Drivers are reporting NO LOADS for them to pick up supplies from FEMA or Military Bases to go to #NorthCarolina for #Helene Cleanup and Relief as of Oct 4th p.m.… one week later‼️
— ♥️ Joy Reborn ♥️ (@RedRising11) October 5, 2024
#FEMA has not provided a single load in a 250+ mile radius of #Asheville
NO… pic.twitter.com/UozjEUOi55
"ENTIRE HOTEL IS BOOKED FOR FEMA EMPLOYEES"
— Culture War (@CultureWar2020) October 4, 2024
Victims can't find a Hotel to stay in. FEMA is already getting in the way just like they did in the MAUI FIRES#FEMA #HurricaneHelene #Helene #helene2024 #Asheville #ashevilleflooding #FEMAFailure pic.twitter.com/RHChbkCJdd
10 Shocking Stories the Media Buried Today
— The Vigilant Fox 🦊 (@VigilantFox) October 4, 2024
#10 – @glennbeck exposes how useless FEMA is in Asheville, NC.
First, he discovered that the FEMA crew was stationed OFF the main road, making them hard to find.
Next, FEMA admitted, "We got here yesterday," a full week late.
Then, a… pic.twitter.com/BN6rPxO6Ko
"DO NOT DONATE TO FEMA, THEY ARE HINDERING WHAT A LOT OF WHAT PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH HERE"#fema #FEMAFailure #Asheville pic.twitter.com/b0EvBtCARo
— Culture War (@CultureWar2020) October 6, 2024
Recently, a private helicopter pilot was even threatened with arrest for “interfering with government operations” despite the fact that the government doesn’t seem to have a significant presence in the area.
The government’s lack of response makes more sense when one considers a report by Politico noting the hurricane devastation may swing the election in favor of Democrats, a notion that was backed up by former Obama adviser David Axelrod.