Two months after Hurricanes Helene and Milton devastated North Carolina, thousands of survivors remain in dire need of assistance. Frustration boiled over during a recent Buncombe County Commissioners meeting, where one resident warned, “We don’t want to have an epidemic of people freezing to death.” Another attendee echoed the community’s despair, stating, “I’ve never seen the lack of public officials coming out and actually trying to help.”

While federal agencies and mainstream narratives suggest recovery is underway, the reality on the ground tells a starkly different story. One resident explained, “FEMA money runs out, and all the help I’ve seen has come from people out of state.” Even more troubling, a FEMA employee admitted, “Every delay means another night that a child sleeps in a car.”

Determined to uncover the truth, our team visited FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers across North Carolina. In Polk County, we met Rosanne Walters, the facility’s manager, who asserted survivors were receiving assistance “in various ways.” However, the scene told another story entirely: employees standing idle in a nearly empty center, while survivors waited for the aid they desperately needed.

Our investigation also revealed troubling resistance to transparency. Security personnel at multiple FEMA facilities attempted to block coverage, requiring all press footage to be reviewed by “their people.” Such actions only deepened suspicions of a cover-up. As one of our journalists noted, “It makes it look like you’re hiding something.”

The question remains: Why isn’t FEMA delivering on its promises?

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Stay tuned for part 4…