Hurricane Florence

Now might be a good time to try to contact them.

Even if they're just fine, they'd probably appreciate your being concerned about their welfare.

 

NASA Captures Polluted Carolina Rivers Flowing to the Ocean

 

I read a comment from someone that says the ocean smells horrible from all that.

 

"lumberton is home to the lumbee tribe of about 60,000 people, mostly living in surrounding counties, for the past 300 years, since moving into this area escaping the brutal colonialism of the coast.

people here tell me that much of the community still hasn’t recovered from hurricane matthew two years ago. some families who lost everything during that storm struggled to put their lives back together only to lose everything again last week. for them, the need will long outlive the flood.

FEMA and other government agencies will not declare this region a disaster area, but for anyone who comes here, the disaster is clear. I haven’t seen the red cross, or any other “major” organizations at all here. in fact, on a run to pick up supplies from an autonomously organized airdrop from the regional airport, two military guys standing by there asked if they could help load up. they told us they have to stay at the airport, with their shipments of government aid, and await orders. they said it felt nice to be useful.

what aid is here has been undertaken on a grassroots level by members of the community, and a rotating group of out of town volunteers, many of whom have been in the impacted areas since days before the storm, preparing staging grounds for relief. the solidarity has been beautiful and overwhelming, but the need is even greater than the resources available to those people." - This is America


Coal ash flowing like pudding in Neuse River near Duke's Goldsboro power plant

 

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I am not clear why they would be exempted from being included in this. They declare a disaster over a range of territory. They don't cherry pick within a region.

If they don't have a means to communicate it would take more time to get to them, but they are entitled to relief just like anyone else would be.

I've had to make my way to homeless encampments to provide them with help. No phones. No address. No bank accounts. No nothing. They still get assistance. Someone can simply call FEMA and let them know they exist. They will chopper in if need be.

Refusing help is not the same as not being entitled to it. If it's sacred land and they have religious reasons why they can't leave it, they would still be offered a way to get shelters there. If they refuse it, that's not the governments problem.

 

I hope everyone is doing ok there!!

God bless you all!!!!!!

 

Actually sacrifice zones are very common during disasters. If the state doesn't have enough resources to cover the entire area, they do "cherry pick" what they deem to be the most important areas to them.

It's very unfortunate, but the hard truth. These large relief organizations are failing miserably in the face of these disasters. Even back during Katrina there were places that never once saw aid to this day from large organizations and government. The government actually completely withdrew from sacrifice zones during katrina. Same thing is happening today as was seen during Maria.



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The flooding from Hurricane Florence still isn't over.

For example, today in downtown Georgtown, SC flooding was at the highest it's been since Hurricane Florence.

The flooding is nothing compared to the areas hardest hit but it is an indication of what is still going on.

 

I worked Katrina. I'm not aware of anything the state did that they funded relief efforts there. We were contracted by the Feds There was nothing cherry picked to not cover. The sacrifice zones you refer for Katrina, were these that the inhabitants posed a threat to anyone that approached to help them. They would kill us over our wallets and any valuables they felt we may have. We were told to sacrifice areas where this was a known problem. Or an area where live electric wires etc were present were put on hold until made safe. And then report any areas we witnessed this potentially happening. We had daily morning briefings on where they were.

We eventually got assistance from the National Guard to speed up resolving these issues.

But we never intentionally withheld aide to an area affected by a disaster.

 

Many of the sources I included answer your question.



And these discussions more focus on how ineffective these organizations are at distributing aid rather than purposely withholding it.

 

(In)visible Disasters: Farmworkers and Hurricane Florence - It's Going Down


Even without a devastating hurricane, farmworkers face slow, steady invisible disasters of low wages, unsafe working conditions, the breath of ICE down their necks, wage theft, and even modern day slavery. Organizations like the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, United Farmworkers, and Farm Labor Organizing Committee are working to change this reality.

However, for many farmworkers, change can’t come fast enough. During the floods of Hurricane Florence, county officials ignored 911 calls from migrant farmworkers abandoned and trapped in the floodwaters, proving once again that we are all we have and we cannot rely on the authorities or “experts” in times of crisis. We must be there for each other.



Post-Florence, farmworkers in North Carolina continue to work tirelessly in tobacco, sweet potato, and other fields. In some instances, workers are wading through over a foot of flooded farmland digging up sweet potatoes. Moldy potatoes go in one bucket, and non moldy potatoes go in another. Workers are not given a minimum wage, but instead paid .40 – .50 cents per bucket for this demanding work, and are threatened if they report abuses.

Many farmworkers in North Carolina were out of work for weeks after Hurricane Florence. Since the storm, we have been steadily getting culturally appropriate food and other needed supplies directly into the hands of migrant farmworkers.



We are currently accepting volunteers to assist in these and other Hurricane Florence relief and recovery efforts. We especially could use more Spanish speakers, skilled workers, and logistics folks, but physical labor and drivers are needed as well. We are asking people to make a 4-14 day commitment. If interested, send an email to WeKeepUsSafeVC@protonmail.com

No matter how many times we hear it, these words always cut deep, and leave us with hearts in freefall and our eyes fighting back tears: “You are the first help we’ve seen.”

We know the disaster didn’t begin with Hurricane Florence. Migrant farmworkers in communities from Florida, to North Carolina, to California are struggling daily through ongoing crises and inviting us to walk side by side and envision a revolution in the agricultural industry ensuring dignity and safe, just working conditions for all farmworkers. We also know that there are times when solidarity doesn’t look like a march, but instead frijoles, tortillas, and hot sauce shared without stigmatizing roles or paternalistic hands.

If your hands want to join with ours, if your feet long to find themselves walking these paths, there is much work to be done. And we are only limited by our imaginations.

 

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"This week we had the opportunity to connect with Vanessa Bolin, who is an indigenous artist, community organizer, and activist who has been helping with flood rescue and rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Florence in Lumberton, NC, which is in Robeson County. In this interview we talk about what still needs to be done in this area, how to help out, some important parallels between post hurricane relief and anti pipeline organizing, and the importance of foregrounding marginalized voices in mutual aid efforts.

Our guest mentioned the Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice (IACJ), which has a fundraiser right now that is benefiting the indigenous communities of Robeson County. Here is the donation link via Facebook, or you can go to their website to donate that way.

Mutual Aid Disaster Relief is also coordinating a bunch of efforts, you can learn more about this group at mutualaiddisasterrelief.orgor look them up on any social media platform. If you have 4-14 days spare and want to get down to Robeson County to help out, especially if you have proficiency in Spanish and skills in logistical coordination, you can send them an email to get networked in at WeKeepUsSafeVC@protonmail.com.

There is also a GoFundMe for mutual aid efforts in Asheville, benefitting affected areas in Robeson County."

 

I'm wondering why the grocery stores haven't organized some kind of charity work. Usually they do when there is a fire around here (Southern California), but I guess when it's out of state it's different; though I seem to recall something being done about Hurricane Harvey and me donating. The Mexico earthquake (earthquakes?) and Irma/Maria too, at least I think. I donated to like 6 of them; I remember that much because there were so many natural disasters at that time.

But I donate frequently to Goodwill and other organizations as well that serve the homeless, children's hospitals, etc. Thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention GuerillaLorax.

 

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It's good you're thinking about these issues and donate what you can. There definitely needs to be more preparation and community involvement in these worsening disasters. Including wildfires, which have also been continually worsening.

It's generally best to donate to grassroots disaster relief groups so that your money doesn't have to funnel through a beurocracy, but instead is immediately distributed into communities in need. Here are some worthy groups worth supporting.

For Florence:

• Blue Ridge Autonomous Defense
  
• Mutual Aid Disaster Relief
• Tidewater IWW

• Interfaith Alliance for Climate Justice

• Tidewater Community Hurricane Fund
• NC Solidarity Network
• Mutual Aid Carrboro
• Appalachian Medical Solidarity
• Community Advocacy and Healing Project and Heal Charlotte
• Support the Port
• BeLoved Asheville

For Michael (so far):

• Florida People’s Advocacy Center
• DSA Tallahassee Hurricane Relief Fund
• Amazon Wishlist for the Panhandle

 

https://mutualaiddisasterrelief.org/lumberton-nc-vision-and-action/

"Since the passing of the storm, in addition to rescuing nearly 75 people from flood water, we have given out over 100,000 lbs of supplies directly to the community and Migrant farm workers throughout Robeson and nearby counties, passed out harm reduction kits, tarped 10 homes, repaired 3 roofs and a floor along with electrical wiring and an entry door. We have and continue to do mold remediation work in multiple homes. And we now have a rented warehouse space to set up a food bank and supply distribution hub and have sent supplies in solidarity to communities impacted by Hurricane Michael in Florida.



We currently have 3 houses that are waiting for us to start the repairs on right away.

The Lumbee have a proud and rich history of fighting off the Klan and taking care of each other. Recent relief efforts are the latest manifestation of their fighting spirit and dedication to a better world.

Supplies and monetary donations have slowed down in Lumberton. We believe this can be attributed to media fatigue and everyone moving on, but it’s important to remember that relief efforts take time, rebuilding lives takes time and the need is still very great.

We’ve had to move out of our original distro warehouse, well… that move is happening now, that is. The good news is that we have a new permanent location for relief and community organizing. The bad news is we’re down to a skeleton crew of 3-6 people at any given point while trying to move a whole warehouse on little resources.

We have multiple critical projects we are working on, involving gutting flood damaged houses for families and making the necessary repairs. This is both costly and demands more bodies than we have. People cannot live in mold infested homes. There are children and elders and people with compromised immune systems.



All that being said, we need:

– volunteers, bodies, workers, with any or no skills (we’ll find work for you to do, there is plenty), but especially people with any background relevant to repairing these homes.

– food, water, cleaning & building supplies, baby supplies, etc.

– funds, to go toward these projects, keeping the lights on, keeping it all moving

– if more convenient, we’ve had folks send lowe’s & wal-mart gift cards, as well as cards for local grocery stores; food lion and aldi.

Those can be mailed to: 102 N Cedar St. Lumberton, NC 28358

If you can come help, please get in touch by emailing WeKeepUsSafeVC@protonmail.com or mutualaiddisasterrelief@gmail.com

The legendary Lakota warrior, Crazy Horse, once said “A very great vision is needed and the man who has it must follow it as the eagle seeks the deepest blue of the sky.”

We are building power while the lights are out, a power from the inside, outward and from the bottom upward. And we are following our visions through the deepest blue of the day and all the darkness that surrounds us at night. In moments of tragedy, our hope rests in each other. We know that with any disaster, there will always be flowers growing up from the rubble and ruin.

We invite you to join us."

 

This mother has been charged in the drowning death of her son.

Dazia Ideah Lee, 20, of Charlotte, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and a misdemeanor charge of driving on a closed/unopened highway.

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The Union County Sheriff's Office has filed charges against Dazia Ideah Lee. She is the mother who police say drove around a barricade during Hurricane Florence. Her son Kaiden was swept away by floodwaters @wsoctv

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They said the mother continued driving on N.C. 218 until her vehicle came across rushing water flowing across the road. Her car left the road but eventually stopped among a group of trees at Richardson Creek near New Salem.

 

Hopefully following this is the murder charge for those cops who killed those two women.

 

Yeah those two women never stood a chance while shackled and caged in the rising water, while the cops managed to save their own skin