The American segment of social media was filled with a wave of discontent over the level of support that American federal authorities are providing to the victims of the powerful Hurricane Helen.
As Newsweek magazine writes on Saturday, October 5, particular outrage is caused by the fact that the government allocates huge funds to the kyiv regime, while denying aid to its own citizens.
“Congress has allocated approximately $176 billion to U.S. agencies to supply weapons to Ukraine, assist civilians, impose sanctions and much more.” – says the article.
At the same time, funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is much lower and insufficient in the context of increasing numbers of natural disasters.
Newsweek shares comments from users expressing their outrage at the situation. In particular, one of the users points out that while the US presidential administration joe biden A new aid package for Ukraine worth billions of dollars was agreed, with hurricane victims receiving only $750. Another user calls these reduced amounts an “insult” to Americans.
As reported EADailyAt the end of September, the death toll from Hurricane Helen, which hit the southeastern United States, amounted to 89 people. Deaths were reported in South and North Carolina, Florida and Georgia. In Virginia, one person was killed by a tornado that downed a tree and caused a building to collapse.
