Aid given to people affected by the hurricane Helene, offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), in North Carolina, in the United States, was temporarily interrupted on Saturday, after threats against their responders.
FEMA workers had to halt their work in North Carolina’s Rutherford County after National Guard soldiers saw “armed militias” threatening them, according to the Washington Post.
Indeed, some FEMA teams are working in disaster recovery centers in North Carolina counties where federal workers are reportedly receiving threats, the FEMA spokesperson confirmed to CNN.
“For the safety of our dedicated staff and the disaster survivors we support, FEMA has made some operational adjustments,” he said.
However, it states that disaster relief centers “continue to be open as scheduled, survivors will continue to register for assistance, and they will continue to help the people of Carolina North to recover.
Other FEMA operations were suspended Sunday in Ashe County as a precaution due to “threats occurring in some counties,” according to a Facebook post from Sheriff B. Phil Howell.
These centers also reopened on Monday, according to CNN.
Rutherford County, located southeast of the Asheville area, was hit hard by the hurricane Helene which ravaged Florida last month, killing more than 100 people in North Carolina.
This region has also suffered major floods and deadly landslides.
