thirty inches of rain in twenty four hours is massive yet this is the amount measured in some areas of western north carolina. all that in narrow valleys and some places no longer exist. the official death toll is about ten percent of the number some locals ascribe. fema is a joke at best. and so its obvious we must give the ukies the helene money. disagree and you're a trump lover, eh. many survivors are in tents and last night it was below freezing;

Just follow the money, and that will tell you a lot about our federal government’s priorities.  It has been about two months since Hurricane Helene absolutely devastated vast stretches of North Carolina, Tennessee and other states, and many victims have still not gotten any help from the government at all.  Meanwhile, our government seems to have plenty of money for the war in Ukraine.

According to North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper, the total damage caused by Hurricane Helene in his state exceeds 50 billion dollars…

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced Wednesday that the damage estimates from Hurricane Helene are the largest in state history.

According to Cooper, the initial damage estimates are at $53 billion – about three times the estimates from Hurricane Florence, which hit North Carolina in 2018.

Other states were hit extremely hard as well.

This really was one of the most destructive natural disasters in U.S. history, and the federal response has been abysmal........more........