{"id":255977,"date":"2024-10-07T06:59:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T10:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=255977"},"modified":"2024-10-07T06:59:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T10:59:28","slug":"fema-totally-abandons-devastated-nc-town-residents-nobodys-been-bringing-in-supplies-except-civilians-after-agency-refuses-to-drive-around-road-closed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=255977","title":{"rendered":"<h3><b>FEMA Totally Abandons Devastated NC Town Residents \u2014 \u2018Nobody\u2019s Been Bringing in Supplies Except Civilians\u2019 After Agency Refuses to Drive Around \u2018Road Closed\u2019 Sign<\/b><\/h3>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/2024\/10\/fema-abandons-devastated-nc-town-residents-nobodys-been\/\">READ HERE:<\/a><\/strong> In the wake of Hurricane Helene\u2019s wrath, residents of the tiny town of Bat Cave, North Carolina, are facing a devastating reality \u2014 they\u2019ve been left to fend for themselves.<\/p>\n<p>FEMA, the federal agency tasked with disaster relief, has all but abandoned the community, citing a \u201croad closed\u201d sign as the reason for their absence.<\/p>\n<p>As the town continues to pick up the pieces, it\u2019s clear that this is yet another example of Biden\u2019s government failure, and local residents are none too pleased.<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea Atkins, 38, a health researcher originally from Buffalo, NY, shared her frustration with FEMA\u2019s incompetence in an interview with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2024\/10\/06\/us-news\/fema-abandons-residents-of-devastated-nc-town-because-of-road-closed-sign\/?utm_campaign=nypost&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter\">New York Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFEMA called me and told me they wanted to inspect my house, then called me back to say they couldn\u2019t drive around the \u2018road closed\u2019 sign. They weren\u2019t allowed,\u201d she told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can drive it by car for sure, it\u2019s not that bad, you just have to drive around the \u2018road closed\u2019 sign. I explained that to them. They said they couldn\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Take note that it is the very same road The Post successfully traversed on its way to Bat Cave.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFEMA hasn\u2019t been here,\u201d Atkins said, adding, \u201cIt\u2019s been a civilian-run operation since day one. You can\u2019t ask the authorities for help \u2014 they\u2019ll say you need to leave.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re handling it. Leave it to us and we\u2019ll get it covered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While FEMA sits on the sidelines, the resilient residents of Bat Cave have taken matters into their own hands.<\/p>\n<p>Apple orchard workers and local contractors armed with chainsaws have worked tirelessly to clear the roads and begin rebuilding their shattered community.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the Department of Transportation arrived to lend a hand, these civilians had already cleared a path for recovery, according to The Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been a civilian-run operation since day one,\u201d Atkins said. \u201cNobody\u2019s been bringing in supplies except civilians.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, military helicopters buzz over the town, a cruel reminder that help is being sent elsewhere, but not to Bat Cave. Residents, however, don\u2019t seem to mind FEMA\u2019s absence anymore.<\/p>\n<p>As the community bands together to rebuild without federal interference, they\u2019ve grown increasingly wary of what the agency\u2019s late arrival might mean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this point, I don\u2019t care if FEMA comes by. I don\u2019t want somebody to pull me out of here, saying I\u2019m working in an unsafe spot,\u201d said Curtis McCart, a retired Los Angeles fire department captain and paramedic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-255977","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=255977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/255977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=255977"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=255977"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=255977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}