According to CNN html on the 26th, Hurricane "Ian" has killed 131 people in the United States. In Florida , residents in some severely affected areas not only suffered from the loss of relatives and friends, but also suffered the pain of the destruction of their homes. During the process of applying for relief, local people were also disappointed and dissatisfied with the official slow response.
statistics show that as of the early morning of the 7th local time, more than 140,000 users in Florida still had power supply interruptions. Many schools in hard-hit areas of the state are still closed.
Some residents said that although the government set up a disaster relief center after the disaster, the process of applying for relief was long and difficult. Mary, a Florida resident, said that in order to apply for a motel room, she and her family submitted an application online a week ago, but have not received any response so far. She called the center many times but it was difficult to get through.
minority residents in the disaster area: I feel forgotten
. In some areas of Florida, which are mainly African and Hispanic populations, some residents said they have not received government assistance for a long time and feel that they have been forgotten.
Reporter: Do you think you have been forgotten?
Florida resident: Yes, forgotten.
Florida residents: No Red Cross (relief), no Federal Emergency Management Agency (relief), nothing.
According to US media reports, a recent study showed that areas dominated by African, Hispanic and Native American populations received less relief funds from the Federal Emergency Management Agency than areas dominated by white populations. The Federal Emergency Management Agency said they consider a number of factors when allocating relief funds, one of which is the value of the property in the area, where minority-based areas tend to have relatively low property values.
Florida residents: (I didn’t get much help) Because we have Hispanics, Africans, and low-income people here, that’s the case.
column editor: Qin Hong Text editor: Lu Xiaochuan Title picture source: Xinhua News Agency Photo editor: Cao Liyuan
Source: Author: CCTV News
