North Carolina mayor claims his daughter was denied $750 FEMA relief payment even though her home was 'wiped out'

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North Carolina mayor claims his daughter was denied $750 FEMA relief payment even though her home was 'wiped out'
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North Carolina mayor claims his daughter was denied $750 FEMA relief payment, only got $300

A North Carolina mayor’s daughter who lost her home in Hurricane Helene was allegedly turned down for the $750 FEMA emergency grant – and got only $300 that “won’t even cover what’s in her refrigerator,” her furious dad said.

Newland Mayor Derek Roberts’ daughter applied for the $750 Serious Needs Assistance from FEMA when her home was decimated by Hurricane Helene’s floodwaters nearly two weeks ago, heDerek Roberts, mayor of Newland, North Carolina, claims his daughter was denied $750 FEMA relief payment and only got $300.“My daughter, whose house got completely wiped out, she has no flood insurance.

Local airports including City of Statesville Regional Airport and Hickory Regional Airport have transformed into donation dropoff and delivery zones thanks to volunteers lending critical supplies and in some cases, planes. “The amount of pilots coming in and out of Statesville today is amazing. Because of their generosity, our community is saving lives. We were able to get supplies to a remote area today for at least 100 people who had no contact with anyone until yesterday,” a volunteer posted last week on the Facebook page of what’s been dubbed the Hurricane Helene Airlift Relief.

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