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Commentary: Americans Notice Hypocritical Disconnect in Biden Administration’s Response to Hurricane Helene

October 12, 2024 The Daily Torch

As the disastrous impact of Hurricane Helene reverberates through the nation and the southeast braces for the impact of Hurricane Milton, many Americans are calling out the tepid federal response from the Biden-Harris Administration even as billions of taxpayer dollars are ushered to foreign countries or into programs for illegal immigrants.

Hurricane Helene, which devastated sixteen states in the southeast from Florida to North and South Carolina, Georgia and Tennessee, has taken the lives of over 220 Americans, and left millions without food, shelter, or power.

Analysis: Hurricane Ian May Be the Costliest Hurricane in U.S. History

September 30, 2022September 29, 2022 The Center Square

Ian, the Category 4 hurricane that slammed Florida’s western coast, has crossed the state back to the Atlantic and is taking aim for South Carolina on Friday night.

With it may be the costliest hurricane on record.

Delta Adds Insult to Injury in Hurricane-Ravaged Louisiana

October 11, 2020October 10, 2020 The Associated Press

The day after Hurricane Delta blew through besieged southern Louisiana, residents started the routine again: dodging overturned cars, trudging through knee-deep water to flooded homes with ruined floors and no power, and pledging to rebuild after the storm.

Delta made landfall Friday evening near the coastal Louisiana town of Creole with top winds of 100 mph (155 kph). It then moved over Lake Charles, a city where Hurricane Laura damaged nearly every home and building in late August. No deaths had been reported as of Saturday afternoon, but officials said people were not out of danger.

DHS Chief: ‘We Have 3,000 People Already Deployed’ For Hurricane Dorian

September 2, 2019September 1, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

cting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said federal agencies are prepared to take on Hurricane Dorian, which upgraded to a catastrophic Category 5 storm.

North And South Carolina Declare State Of Emergency As Florence Bears Down

September 9, 2018September 8, 2018 Admin

by Chris White South Carolina followed North Carolina’s footsteps in declaring a state of emergency Saturday as Tropical Storm Florence approaches the East Coast on its way to becoming a hurricane. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared a state of emergency Friday, as the state prepares to make resources available if…