Hurricane Helene federal emergency workers told to evacuate Rutherford county, Washington Post reports
A Fema worker searches a flood-damaged property with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on 4 October in Asheville, North Carolina.A Fema worker searches a flood-damaged property with a search canine in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on 4 October in Asheville, North Carolina.in North Carolina were relocated over the weekend amid concerns that “armed militia” could pose a threat to their safety.
The politicization of the response to Helene and later Milton has provided a recruitment opportunity for white supremacist groups who have assembled in devastated regions that government emergency services have struggled to reach as part of a recruitment drive and PR effort. A Forest Service official said Helene responders moved to a “safe area” and some emergency response work in that area had been paused on Saturday before resuming a day later.
Federal officials co-ordinating the Helene response have been subjected to antisemitic attacks that travel alongside anti-government conspiracy theories, according to aTensions between residents and government emergency workers resulted in harassment, Riva Duncan, a former Forest Service official in the area, including some being told: “We don’t want the government here”.
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