N.C. Resident Whose Home Got Destroyed by Hurricane Helene: ‘FEMA Has Been No Help’

ROBERTS most of the ░░░░░░░░ asleep when a landslide ░░░░░░░░ the storm hit sending ░░░░░░░░ home some 200 300 ░░░░░░░░ down the mountainside Let ░░░░░░░░ bring in Brittany Eggers ░░░░░░░░ see where life is ░░░░░░░░ Brittany we went through ░░░░░░░░ Obviously it wasn t ░░░░░░░░ cheery an event for ░░░░░░░░ Christmas just ahead What ░░░░░░░░ the situation for you ░░░░░░░░ husband and your three ░░░░░░░░ EGGERS Well right now ░░░░░░░░ re very fortunate We ░░░░░░░░ actually getting to stay ░░░░░░░░ a home in not ░░░░░░░░ by It s about ░░░░░░░░ minutes away It s ░░░░░░░░ warm safe It fits ░░░░░░░░ three of our kids ░░░░░░░░ fine But yeah it ░░░░░░░░ sad not being in ░░░░░░░░ own home for Thanksgiving ░░░░░░░░ know we re all ░░░░░░░░ to just be back ░░░░░░░░ our home because right ░░░░░░░░ it just feels like ░░░░░░░░ overlong Airbnb stay a ░░░░░░░░ Airbnb stay where we ░░░░░░░░ at So but we ░░░░░░░░ blessed Wine to Water ░░░░░░░░ been nothing but wonderful ░░░░░░░░ us very good very ░░░░░░░░ good organization and I ░░░░░░░░ appreciate Fox News for ░░░░░░░░ us tell our story ░░░░░░░░ Brittany you are incredible ░░░░░░░░ anybody who s been ░░░░░░░░ from their home or ░░░░░░░░ through an event like ░░░░░░░░ they know they know ░░░░░░░░ sense of homesickness that ░░░░░░░░ just described And it ░░░░░░░░ it s rough especially ░░░░░░░░ you have the kids ░░░░░░░░ your optimism is admirable ░░░░░░░░ what do you what ░░░░░░░░ you looking for What ░░░░░░░░ the plan I mean ░░░░░░░░ long do you think ░░░░░░░░ s going to be ░░░░░░░░ you can get settled ░░░░░░░░ get things going again ░░░░░░░░ does the future look ░░░░░░░░ EGGERS Well truthfully you ░░░░░░░░ how you hear do ░░░░░░░░ forget western North Carolina ░░░░░░░░ the past couple of ░░░░░░░░ I truly feel like ░░░░░░░░ have been forgotten The ░░░░░░░░ has still not helped ░░░░░░░░ FEMA has been no ░░░░░░░░ Which puts a stop ░░░░░░░░ a lot of our ░░░░░░░░ assistance programs like we ░░░░░░░░ t get help from ░░░░░░░░ Ways Grant until FEMA ░░░░░░░░ in The bank where ░░░░░░░░ have our current mortgage ░░░░░░░░ re saying that they ░░░░░░░░ help us which we ░░░░░░░░ fortunate for that but ░░░░░░░░ won t help us ░░░░░░░░ after we hear from ░░░░░░░░ So right now our ░░░░░░░░ is on hold And ░░░░░░░░ you can tell our ░░░░░░░░ it still looks today ░░░░░░░░ it did on September ░░░░░░░░ which is very very ░░░░░░░░ because we ve looked ░░░░░░░░ everybody to help clear ░░░░░░░░ our landslide People don ░░░░░░░░ have equipment big enough ░░░░░░░░ they re too busy ░░░░░░░░ fix the side roads ░░░░░░░░ the state you know ░░░░░░░░ is very important I ░░░░░░░░ that It s all ░░░░░░░░ God s time and ░░░░░░░░ s his will not ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS Well it s ░░░░░░░░ to be a long ░░░░░░░░ back There s no ░░░░░░░░ about that Brittany But ░░░░░░░░ promise you this we ░░░░░░░░ not forget you We ░░░░░░░░ stay in touch with ░░░░░░░░ and see how life ░░░░░░░░ EGGERS Thank you Thank ░░░░░░░░ ROBERTS And I know ░░░░░░░░ Wine to Water is ░░░░░░░░ being very helpful as ░░░░░░░░ EGGERS Yes yes very ░░░░░░░░ people, very good people.”