Joe Wynne 🌻 🚗 ⛰️<p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/HurricaneHelene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HurricaneHelene</span></a> </p><p>"With less than a month left to apply for federal aid, it looks like many western North Carolinians may not receive direct financial assistance as they rebuild their homes."</p><p>(According to WFAE's (CLT Public Radio) Climate News)<br> <br>Details: One month after Helene hit, FEMA approved $200 million for over 121,000 households in the state. So far, only 15% of homes in western North Carolina have applied for FEMA aid, according to reporting by The Washington Post. Over 274,000 N.C. residents applied for federal disaster relief, and FEMA has paid out over $15.8 million as of this week. </p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/WNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>WNC</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Asheville" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Asheville</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/AshevilleNC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AshevilleNC</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/Helene" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Helene</span></a></p>