North Carolina hurricane Victims Left Without Shelter as Military Retreats
“It’s going to get worse before it gets better. There’s a cold front coming in. That is going to be a problem for everybody there."
The North Carolina victims of Hurricane Helene have been victimized again as the National Guard and the U.S. Army XVIII Airborne Corps have exited areas of the state that are still trying to recover from the storm. Multitudes of people are living in tents and waiting to find out if they can get temporary housing as cold weather approaches, Blaze media reported. Elderly people were unable to wash their hands or shower long after the hurricane moved as they faced weeks of a water shortage.
Joint Task Force North Carolina — a combined force of National Guard and regular force US Army and US Air Force personnel – had 4,000 people deployed to the region as of Oct. 29 but sources told Blaze that they are no longer in the area delivering assistance. National Guard members have all gone home. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers remains on-scene completing a water treatment system near Asheville.
Major Aimee Valles, a public affairs officer with the XVIII Airborne Corps, confirmed that all airborne members went back to base “a little more than a month ago.” The North Carolina National Guard was unable to tell Blaze about the evacuation of its members but suggested the media outlet talk to the
North Carolina Department of Public Safety, which has not bothered to respond to the query. Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC) was no more helpful with information.
The commander of Joint Task Force North Carolina, Brig.-Gen. Wes Morrison, posted his…