{"id":34313,"date":"2024-10-04T18:34:47","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T23:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/?p=34313"},"modified":"2024-10-04T18:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T23:34:48","slug":"elon-musk-claims-fema-blockade-is-stopping-him-from-delivering-aid-to-hurricane-helene-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/elon-musk-claims-fema-blockade-is-stopping-him-from-delivering-aid-to-hurricane-helene-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Elon Musk Claims FEMA &#8216;Blockade&#8217; Is Stopping Him From Delivering Aid To Hurricane Helene Victims."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" allowfullscreen frameborder=\"0\" width=\"698\" height=\"573\" scrolling=\"no\" id=\"molvideoplayer\" title=\"MailOnline Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/embed\/video\/3284115.html\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/home\/search.html?s=&amp;authornamef=Brittany+Chain+For+Dailymail.Com\">Brittany Chain For Dailymail.Com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Published:<\/strong>&nbsp;20:57 BST, 4 October 2024&nbsp;|&nbsp;<strong>Updated:<\/strong>&nbsp;21:49 BST, 4 October 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13926293\/elon-musk-fema-spacex-hurricane-helene-relief-packages.html#socialLinks\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13926293\/elon-musk-fema-spacex-hurricane-helene-relief-packages.html#comments\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/elon-musk\/index.html\">Elon Musk<\/a>&nbsp;has lashed out at the&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13925109\/FEMA-whistleblowers-waste-taxpayer-funds-staff-waiting-hotels-Hurricane-Helene.html\">Federal Emergency Management Agency&nbsp;<\/a>for preventing&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sciencetech\/spacex\/index.html\" class=\"\">SpaceX<\/a>&nbsp;from taking relief packages to hurricane-ravaged&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/north-carolina\/index.html\">North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The billionaire described FEMA&#8217;s actions as &#8216;unconscionable&#8217; in a furious statement to his social media platform, X, on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire towns in western North Carolina were washed away last week when Hurricane Helene tore through the region.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At least 222 people are dead and hundreds more missing across the United States following the category 4 storm. So far, 106 of the casualties have been recorded in North Carolina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;SpaceX engineers are trying to deliver Starlink terminals &amp; supplies to devastated areas in North Carolina right now,&#8217; Musk said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/20\/90473221-13926293-image-a-33_1728071705299.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Elon Musk has lashed out at FEMA for preventing SpaceX from taking relief packages to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elon Musk has lashed out at FEMA for preventing SpaceX from taking relief packages to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/21\/90461471-13926293-An_aerial_view_of_flood_damage_wrought_by_Hurricane_Helene_along-a-34_1728072090604.jpg\" height=\"441\" width=\"634\" alt=\"An aerial view of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. FEMA and other emergency-management whistleblowers allege the agency wasted funds, withheld pre-disaster aid and was slow to deploy first responders and service members to help with recovery efforts\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An aerial view of flood damage wrought by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. FEMA and other emergency-management whistleblowers allege the agency wasted funds, withheld pre-disaster aid and was slow to deploy first responders and service members to help with recovery efforts&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13924803\/biltmore-estate-largest-private-house-damaged-hurricane-helene.html?ico=related-replace\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13924803\/biltmore-estate-largest-private-house-damaged-hurricane-helene.html?ico=related-replace\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/16\/90465885-0-image-a-99_1728057589220.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13924803\/biltmore-estate-largest-private-house-damaged-hurricane-helene.html?ico=related-replace\">Iconic Biltmore Estate in North Carolina is badly-damaged by Helene<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;FEMA&nbsp;is both failing to help AND won\u2019t let others help. This is unconscionable!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;They just took this video a few hours ago, where you can see the level of devastation: roads, houses, electricity, water supply and ground Internet connections completely destroyed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;FEMA wouldn\u2019t let them land to deliver critical supplies \u2026 my blood is boiling.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The federal government&#8217;s disaster response agency&nbsp;has been<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13925109\/FEMA-whistleblowers-waste-taxpayer-funds-staff-waiting-hotels-Hurricane-Helene.html\">&nbsp;painfully slow to deploy first responders<\/a>&nbsp;to help Hurricane Helene victims and making things worse of the ground,&nbsp;multiple whistleblowers told DailyMail.com.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One FEMA whistleblower revealed the department has&nbsp;wasted and misappropriated funds in the wake of Helene and is now &#8216;exacerbating the emergency.&#8217;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The letter also alleges &#8216;hundreds if not thousands&#8217; of first responders and service members have been &#8216;without deployment orders&#8217; with some waiting around in hotels while others &#8216;have sat idle&#8217; as Americans throughout the southeast are in dire need.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk said it&#8217;s &#8216;not just SpaceX&#8217; being prevented from dropping donations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;They won&#8217;t let anyone help,&#8217; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/21\/90473623-13926293-image-m-38_1728072656237.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Aerial view from SpaceX\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/21\/90473617-13926293-image-a-39_1728072663412.jpg\" height=\"427\" width=\"306\" alt=\"Aerial view from SpaceX\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk shared aerial footage of his SpaceX in the sky above North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/21\/90473721-13926293-image-a-40_1728072694555.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Entire towns were washed away during the category 4 storm\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entire towns were washed away during the category 4 storm<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk&#8217;s post was inundated with people saying it was &#8216;disgusting&#8217; that residents were being denied aid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;This is unforgivable,&#8217; one person said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEMA has boosted and promoted select volunteer organizations throughout the disaster response, urging anyone impacted by the hurricane to reach out to the American Red Cross, who has &#8216;more than 850 trained disaster workers&#8217; on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Musk&#8217;s allegation that FEMA wouldn&#8217;t allow his crew to provide Starlinks came just a day after the organization revealed it had distributed &#8216;over 60 Starlink units to multiple states in support of Hurricane Helene response efforts.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement, FEMA said that included &#8217;40 units to North Carolina with more on the way&#8217;, and said they were &#8216;in the process of purchasing additional units.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;One of FEMA\u2019s tools for emergency communications is Starlink, a mobile unit that allows customers high-speed internet by connecting to satellites.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;FEMA has successfully deployed Starlink in previous disasters including Guam, Hawaii and Alaska.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;Because the unit is portable and weighs less than 15 pounds, FEMA can deliver it to the areas that need it most, bringing connectivity to over 100 users.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">FEMA has more than 500 staff on the ground in North Carolina alone, and claim to have offered support to over 2,100 survivors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/21\/90473719-13926293-image-a-41_1728072698690.jpg\" height=\"418\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force searches a flood-damaged property\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A member of the FEMA Urban Search and Rescue Task Force searches a flood-damaged property<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/21\/90473723-13926293-image-a-42_1728072700660.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"A drone view shows the North Fork Swannanoa River, where construction crews work to repair the road and the water line\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A drone view shows the North Fork Swannanoa River, where construction crews work to repair the road and the water line<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2024\/10\/04\/21\/90473717-13926293-image-a-43_1728072703543.jpg\" height=\"356\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Pictured: The carnage in downtown Marshall, North Carolina\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pictured: The carnage in downtown Marshall, North Carolina<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/joe-biden\/index.html\" class=\"\">Joe Biden<\/a>&nbsp;<a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-13925393\/Biden-81-sparks-fury-claim-states-happy-Hurricane-Helene-response-asking-reporter-bizarre-question.html\">brushed off critics of his hurricane response&nbsp;<\/a>after returning from a trip touring storm damage \u2013 saying people battered by the storm were &#8216;very happy&#8217; with government assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked about the storm, his initial response was: &#8216;I&#8217;m thinking what storm are you talking about.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 81-year-old defended his administration&#8217;s relief Thursday night after a storm damage tour that took him to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/florida\/index.html\" class=\"\">Florida<\/a>&nbsp;and Georgia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;They&#8217;re getting everything they need,&#8217; Biden said.&nbsp; &#8216;They&#8217;re very happy, across the board.&#8217;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Former president Donald Trump has been one of the most vocal critics of the current administration for their response to the crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8216;This is the worst response in the history of hurricanes,&#8217; Trump said in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/michigan\/index.html\" class=\"\">Michigan<\/a>&nbsp;Thursday. &#8216;Kamala spent all her FEMA money\u2014billions of dollars\u2014on housing for illegal migrants.&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By\u00a0Brittany Chain For Dailymail.Com Published:&nbsp;20:57 BST, 4 October 2024&nbsp;|&nbsp;Updated:&nbsp;21:49 BST, 4 October 2024 Elon Musk&nbsp;has lashed out at the&nbsp;Federal Emergency Management Agency&nbsp;for<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/elon-musk-claims-fema-blockade-is-stopping-him-from-delivering-aid-to-hurricane-helene-victims\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,117,1032,93],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-34313","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-destructive-weather-events","category-politics","category-president-trump","category-u-s-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34313","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34313"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34313\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34313"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34313"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetruthplainansimple.info\/thebiblerevealed\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34313"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}