Hurricane Helen was one of the most devastating natural disasters to hit land in American history, killing more than 100 people. Thousands of people are still missing. Houses are destroyed. And millions of people are without power.
Just days after the disaster, President Joe Biden said the federal government was doing everything in its power to respond to the emergency, Kamala Harris took a break from campaigning, and Donald Trump headed to the scene in Georgia with relief supplies. said.
And Mercury One is doing everything it can to provide relief, and Trump isn't the only one helping victims.
“When I heard about the devastation that was happening, I reached out to Corey. [Mills]handed him a text message and said, “Hey, do you have a helicopter?” In fact, he said, “Oh, I have a helicopter.” I said, “Okay, I have the supplies.” JP Decker, executive director of Mercury One, told Jill Savage and Matthew Peterson on “Blaze News Tonight.”
“So, earlier today, he flew two helicopters to Asheville, landed in Asheville, and is delivering water and all kinds of supplies and food, because right now we don't have water.” They said: We're saying we may not have access to clean water for at least about three to four weeks,” he explains.
Mercury One is also “contributing to communication in Tennessee.”
“At Mercury One, we want to be the first movers and the latter, so that's what we're doing,” Decker says.
Local residents have stepped up their support as federal aid has been slow to reach victims.
“The big picture is that we saw this in Lahaina last year. We saw a lot of people not being able to help, but it was local people who stepped up and that's what we're seeing now. “No one can get in or get out,” Decker said.
Al Robertson The cast of BlazeTV's “Unshamed” are also among the survivors of the hurricane and are witnessing firsthand what is happening.
“I've seen people, literally neighbors with chainsaws, people sharing gas. I've seen communities standing up for each other, people who don't have families, don't know people. A moment like this needed something bigger because so many people were trapped there,” Robertson explains.
“That's when you rely on the government to step in and rescue people as quickly as possible, no matter what it takes. I was there for two and a half days, and I didn't know anyone except locals. I was really sad because I didn't get to meet him.”
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