Hurricane Florence damage still widespread in North Carolina

in #travel5 years ago

This might not be news anymore because the political showboaters out there are done pointing fingers at Trump and the other side is finished congratulating him on his performance. I don't really have an opinion on who is responsible but instead am just a "boots on the ground" guy who is seeing this stuff with his own eyes.


There is a lot left to be done

I realize that this was a massive job and it is not like the government has (or should have) a massive task force for the sake of taking care of this but as a casual visitor (like me) it doesn't take too much walking around to realize that there is debris EVERYWHERE stacked up on the side of the road waiting to be taken away. Just walking to the minimart today to score a diet Dr. Pepper (not available in Thailand) I saw dozens of houses with structural damage that can be attributed to the massive (and likely highly sought after) trees that are all over this area.

It sees as though every 3rd house or so has a stack of ruined furniture from where the rains came down into the holes in their houses when the area was evacuated and what a heartbreaking reunion it must have been to those that evacuated the area during the storm to return to not only find huge structural damage, but also the contents of said house destroyed.

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I started to notice this when my plane was landing in Wilmington, North Carolina. We could see patches of blue on the roofs of a majority of the houses. Even those that didn't have trees collapse into them had the high winds remove parts of their roofs and well, water was able to flow right through this.

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Now i would imagine that the people who have these tarps on the roofs could be considered the more fortunate ones because it is presumed (by me) that this is relatively minor damage and according to a few homeowners much of this was covered by insurance.

However, insurance companies being what they are, i am certain that many of these claims are either pending or unpaid, leaving the homeowner to pay for it themselves. I do not own a home, but i know many people that do and well, homes, and the repair of said homes, is expensive AF.

Even municipal areas are heavily damaged and broken fences remain that way as I would imagine there would (rightfully so) be some sort of civil unrest if the gubment were to beautify all of their stuff while everyone else still has tarps on their roofs.

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Now i am not trying to say that government can or should pay for this. I don't think it is the government's job to do that. All I am trying to say is that here we are, quite some time later (the hurricane was in September) and eveywhere you drive an look there is damage that has not yet been repaired.

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even fine-dining establishments are not immune

I only come back to this part of the world once a year or so but I am actually quite curious as to how long it is going to be before this is cleaned up. I would expect this to take ages in developing countries but this is USA... what is the holdup? I know that most of my American friends would agree that they pay quite a lot of taxes and this is bound to be very frustrating to them that this stuff doesn't seem to be moving .

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For things like the above monstrous tree, i can't even imagine what sort of equipment could even be used to remove that. I mean, they don't make chainsaws that big.... do they?

Thankfully there was not a tremendous loss of life (was there any?) from this hurricane, but the structural and financial damage is immense and for the less fortunate and less financially capable members of the community, just like in most situations, will likely suffer the most.

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That is one of the reasons I enjoy not being anywhere near the ocean. So crazy.

When looking at this from a business perspective, I would not see much reason for any institution to be a solution. The insurance companies spend an incredible amount on lawyers to negotiate their way out of having to pay the settlements. More profitable for the shareholders and owners who care about nothing else. Then, the government can make more taxes on the increased profit.

It is a large scale project and getting humans together on such a massive scale is tough at best. I hope the people get patched up very soon because the costs will just mount as water damage is also expensive AF.

Wow, I'm surprised with the photographs, fortunately they were only material damage. But it's inconceivable that the rubble is still hindering the streets and houses. Nature is powerful and in the face of natural disasters we are all helpless, so we must take precautions, especially in places where it is known that they are more likely to occur, and avoid constructions there that put people's lives at risk. Greetings, @gooddream. Happy afternoon to you.

Thank god for saving much lives.and yes even those materialistic devastation is painful for people there because they have to spend their hard earned money on repairing these stuffs.
keep flourishing buddy!

Those residents really need help out there.. I wish the govt will help them ASAP. The govt should have an active task force to respond n fight these type of actions quickly. It seems they are in real trouble and as being residents, its govt's duty to help them.
The pictures are good and it is helping us to imagine the situation out there. I am praying for them. Hope things will get back to normal soon.

stay healthy and keep posting @gooddream.

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well i definitely think that the trash removal should be expedited. The uselessness of taxation gets on my nerves when something like this happens and here we are months later and the stuff is still sitting around.

terrible

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