From Yesterday While the Trump Administration is doing everything it can to fix as much as possible as quickly as possible, I completely agree that officials in the Biden Administration need to go to jail for the intentional cruelty shown to the people of the southern Appalachians. 

Okay, fellow conservatives, let's talk. I do not believe the (many) things going wrong with the disaster response in the southern Appalachians is a conspiracy by the Biden Administration. Since the creation of FEMA, these foul-ups in major disasters are routine. To demonstrate my point, here is a short excerpt from my book  Warnings   pertaining to the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew (1992) which destroyed 28,000 homes and damaged 110,000 in the south Miami area.    In south Dade County, the nightmare worsened. Showers and thunderstorms moved through the area, causing further damage to homes with open roofs. There was no food, no water, no medical attention. The State of Florida’s response was completely inadequate, mainly comprised of sending a few National Guard troops to the area.   State officials then told the Feds they didn’t need federal troops. When the on-scene locals (Dade County officials) told the Feds otherwise, the Feds began playing bureaucrat....

If you missed yesterday evening's webcast, here is a link to the interview I did with Andy Revkin pertaining to the catastrophe in the southern Appalachians caused by Hurricane Helene and why this event -- yet again -- demonstrates why the United States desperately needs a National Disaster Review Board (NDRB) that would be modeled after the hugely successful National Transportation Safety Board.  There is bipartisan legislation in both houses of Congress to create a NDRB. While some modifications to the bills are needed, they are a very good start.  This is election season: now is the time to put this issue in front of our candidates and see what they have to say. Otherwise, we are doomed to keep repeating the loss of life and the incredible loss of property and damage to our nation's economy. 

The map of current  power outages gives one an idea. I'm not sure I've seen anything like it.  Here is a report from hard-hit Asheville, NC.  In the strongest possible way, I urge you to donate to reputable disaster agencies like the Salvation Army . I don't recommend the Red Cross because your money may not go to disaster relief. They just put it in one big operational pot.