US federal emergency response teams deployed to areas affected by Hurricane Helen abandoned the area due to reports of threats from armed militias. The newspaper reports this Washington Post (WP).
According to the publication, the incident occurred on October 12 in North Carolina. While the area was being repaired, a U.S. Forest Service representative sent an urgent alert to federal agencies about the presence of “two truckloads of armed militia.” According to journalists, they were hunting Federal Emergency Management Agency employees.
To ensure safety, rescue teams were advised to evacuate the work area immediately. Emergency service personnel were only able to return to their positions at noon on October 13.
Tropical Storm Helen on the morning of September 25 It turned into a hurricane. According to forecasts, this natural phenomenon could become the strongest hurricane in the United States in the past year. More than 40 million people were at risk in Florida, Georgia and Alabama, according to the National Weather Service.
There was no electricity in Florida before. stayed almost a million households.
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Source: Gazeta
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