Source: The Hill
“The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) temporarily paused aid in parts of North Carolina this weekend after alleged threats targeted the agency’s personnel aiding in recovery efforts following Hurricane Helene. Ashe County Sheriff Phil Howell said in a statement Sunday that FEMA personnel in North Carolina’s ‘mountain region’ were targeted by threats, prompting FEMA to take precautionary steps and temporarily pause aid operations at other FEMA sites. … The Washington Post on Sunday reported on an email from a federal official notifying other federal agencies that ‘FEMA has advised all federal responders Rutherford County, N.C., to stand down and evacuate the county immediately. The message stated that National Guard troops ‘had come across x2 trucks of armed militia saying there were out hunting FEMA.’’ (10/14/24)
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4931997-fema-pauses-aid-north-carolina/