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Originally Posted by DALEPQ
The devastation from Helene is horrific. Areas still totally cut off from access.
What I am not seeing is help coming from the National Guard/Armed Forces.
There should be massive rescue efforts from these military services.
Equipment, helicopters, air dropping crucial supplies, food, water, etc.
Not sure if the news media hasn't reported on this or if it isn't happening.
Any way to get more information on what's happening with this??
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There's lots of information on it. You're not finding it because you're looking in the wrong places.
In fact, I came back from a trip to the southeast of Florida yesterday, and at the rest area, there were dozens of rescue teams returning to Miami from North Carolina. They went in and assisted the National Guard there for three days, and had to come home to attend to our own issues here in Florida.
There have been air drops, Georgia's governor spoke with the President, Harris met with the task force and FEMA to determine needs and implement procedures for the coming days and weeks.
Yes, these disaster areas need (and received and are still receiving) National Guard assistance from adjacent states. But this is the peak hurricane season and there are more hurricanes expected. The National Guard will be needed, rested, refreshed, and ready to move to other locations as well as the season continues.
In addition, Biden has authorized and ordered the DoD to send another 1000 soldiers to assist with food, water, and other commodities needed in the hardest-hit areas. The first few days had to be rescue - they had to get the survivors out. That was the #1 priority and anything else would've been in the way of those rescues.
Instead of reading the media, try checking with the actual White House press releases. They're giving daily accounting of everything they're doing, with names, numbers, totals, locations.