The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) resumed visits in North Carolina to respond to Hurricane Helene’s aftermath after threats were made over the weekend against the agency, its administrator said on Tuesday.
FEMA told The Epoch Times that it had to make “operational adjustments” after law officials with a sheriff’s office said that a man was arrested for making threats against the agency. Another sheriff’s office said that FEMA suspended some aid in North Carolina due to the threats over the weekend.
“So let me be clear, I take these threats seriously, and the safety of these responders is and will remain a priority for me and my team,” FEMA Director Deanne Criswell told reporters on Tuesday, adding that FEMA started to “resume canvassing operations” in North Carolina on Monday….