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I haven’t heard anything about this since those two in their 70s on their roof lost their lives with their grandchild. But at least they got on the roof. How many are out there with oxygen tanks and no generators?
That's because the mainstream media has chosen not to talk much about all the heartbreak still going on in NC, GA and TN. Makes you wonder why. I live in NC(but don't live in those areas affected thank God), and what has happened here is horrific and the lack of response from our government has been even more horrific. Perhaps that's why the mainstream news doesn't report on it as they don't want the American people to know what a slack a** job our government is doing. Thank God for all the good people from all over that are pitching in to help, but it will take years for these hard hit areas to recover, if they recover at all. Please continue to keep these people in your prayers and support as they really need it.
I think that when you have flooding the death toll numbers are not known for some time. I read in one estimate that know dead about 140, but as many as 200 missing or unheard from. I suspect it will be a while until we know how many bodies are found when the waters recede. I haven't read any numbers in several days now.
2 years ago I was in Gatlinburg Tennessee, took a long ride over a mountain and went to a reservation there.
When we were in a store I realized we were in North Carolina. Couldn't stay because we wanted to go back over the mountain before it got dark. Looking at the map, we were not far from Ashland, beautiful area. That whole area in the Smokies is so beautiful. Lots of streams and mountains, I can see how a flood could happen.
If you saw the satellite views of western NC before and after the hurricane went through, you can't even tell that it's the same place. The devastation is beyond words, and yet the main stream media are for the most part silent about it. 600 people are still missing and 800 body bags have been requested. And apparently the state is being told that FEMA is out of money to be able to help the hardest hit areas, because they've been spending their money on the millions of people crossing our borders. And the government is only offering $750 to people affected by the hurricane which of course is adding insult to injury. This should NEVER happen in the greatest country in the world, and again probably why the mainstream media isn't talking about it, especially this close to an election.
Not only the elders, I fear. A FB friend lost a good friend; couple was young. They were in the waters and he separated from her with a wall of debris. Her body was found later. Most recent stats I can find for NC are down, actually, to 115, but like most news these days, everything varies according to who's reporting.
It was the US's previous president who transferred $155 million from disaster response to detention spending at the southern border. Not the current president. Right story, wrong president.
I feel like we are all getting false information on both sides of the fence, and any information we are getting about fema only give 750. Should be faceted checked over and over before we take anything that the media tells us, or any political figures, trying to gain votes.
I was a victim of fake news once, had reporters camped out at my door.
My son unintentionally accidentally started a very large fire. I know that the media twist things, and hurts lives so they can get ratings.
So I try to never report news as factual. Because it's not. It's about ratings and votes
I'm sad that some folks on here are continuing to spread misinformation. I don't recall any news article specific to elders on oxygen, as mentioned in the original post, but "mainstream media" has continued to cover the hurricane disaster and its human and property devastation very extensively. I'm old fashioned and watch national TV evening news on NBC and PBS; I also read the NY Times and Washington Post online daily, and miscellaneous other online news such as Yahoo news, BBC, Associated Press, etc. I've seen on TV and read that governors of the states involved are begging people not to believe rumors but to reach out to FEMA, state and local organizations, volunteer groups, etc. to work with them and let their needs be known.
FEMA itself has set up a section of their website where it addresses rumors about hurricane Helene response. https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-helene/rumor-response If you have questions about something you've heard or read, you can look it up there by keyword. Of course if you are the kind of person who doesn't trust (and doesn't attempt to read or watch) "mainstream media," you may also mistrust official government sources such as FEMA.
It's a tragic situation for sure, made worse by cell service being down or spotty and communities in the mountains being cut off due to roads and bridges being washed away. But there are also heartening stories of people pitching in and helping one another, volunteers from afar coming in, donations of money and goods, etc. And this is a time that government can and does really step in with the full force of its resources. Of course there can be glitches and missed opportunities in the aftermath of disasters, but I think we should assume everyone is trying to do their best.
I've lived through a lot of hurricanes in South Carolina and Florida. Sadly every citizen suffers but low income citizens suffer more, seniors suffer and those with accessibility issues always suffer in national disasters.
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I live in NC(but don't live in those areas affected thank God), and what has happened here is horrific and the lack of response from our government has been even more horrific. Perhaps that's why the mainstream news doesn't report on it as they don't want the American people to know what a slack a** job our government is doing.
Thank God for all the good people from all over that are pitching in to help, but it will take years for these hard hit areas to recover, if they recover at all.
Please continue to keep these people in your prayers and support as they really need it.
I have cut way back on news, but it seems like I would of ran into it scrolling
Not one media or even social media has reached out to them? They wouldn’t be violating hipaa by saying what their general conditions were.
Look at the magnitude of it from their local press.
https://www.theassemblync.com/environment/storm-helene-elder-care-generators/
When we were in a store I realized we were in North Carolina. Couldn't stay because we wanted to go back over the mountain before it got dark. Looking at the map, we were not far from Ashland, beautiful area. That whole area in the Smokies is so beautiful. Lots of streams and mountains, I can see how a flood could happen.
I think we were in a Cherokee reservation.
The devastation is beyond words, and yet the main stream media are for the most part silent about it.
600 people are still missing and 800 body bags have been requested.
And apparently the state is being told that FEMA is out of money to be able to help the hardest hit areas, because they've been spending their money on the millions of people crossing our borders.
And the government is only offering $750 to people affected by the hurricane which of course is adding insult to injury. This should NEVER happen in the greatest country in the world, and again probably why the mainstream media isn't talking about it, especially this close to an election.
But I watch very little news for now. Everything else on is just opinion , and noise.
I know how I feel and no one else's opinion is going to change my mind. So music has replaced news. Much much better!!
https://governor.nc.gov/news/press-releases/2024/10/02/photos-available-governor-cooper-and-president-biden-survey-damage-hurricane-helene-during-aerial
It was the US's previous president who transferred $155 million from disaster response to detention spending at the southern border. Not the current president. Right story, wrong president.
I was a victim of fake news once, had reporters camped out at my door.
My son unintentionally accidentally started a very large fire. I know that the media twist things, and hurts lives so they can get ratings.
So I try to never report news as factual. Because it's not. It's about ratings and votes
FEMA itself has set up a section of their website where it addresses rumors about hurricane Helene response. https://www.fema.gov/disaster/current/hurricane-helene/rumor-response If you have questions about something you've heard or read, you can look it up there by keyword. Of course if you are the kind of person who doesn't trust (and doesn't attempt to read or watch) "mainstream media," you may also mistrust official government sources such as FEMA.
It's a tragic situation for sure, made worse by cell service being down or spotty and communities in the mountains being cut off due to roads and bridges being washed away. But there are also heartening stories of people pitching in and helping one another, volunteers from afar coming in, donations of money and goods, etc. And this is a time that government can and does really step in with the full force of its resources. Of course there can be glitches and missed opportunities in the aftermath of disasters, but I think we should assume everyone is trying to do their best.
My husband will come home from the store, see someone he knows, comes home with the wildest stories, I have to investigate to find the truth.
I really like BBC, personally it's the most unbiased news Americans can get.
It use to make me sad, but I've gotten use to it, once in a while I get shocked by someones majorly mixed up facts.