As Helene's death toll rises, frustration with relief efforts also grow

Search, rescue and relief efforts continue four days after Hurricane Helene made landfall. NBC News correspondents George Solis and Guad Venegas are on the ground in North Carolina and Florida, where many residents are still without electricity or clean drinking water.

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[captainbobsparrow]

When they say be prepared to be on your own for at least a week, this is what they’re talking about.

[Toaster-vz]

Same guys that say "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" are demanding that entire areas devastated by a disaster is immediately restored by the feds.

[KathrynBelleL]

A lot of those roads are hard to access even when there's not a flood.

[lous]

So very sad. But come on!—when is there never frustration with relief efforts. There’s enough drama. Of course there is frustration! No matter how fast relief efforts can be mobilized it can never be fast enough for the large number of people impacted and suffering. No! It is not shocking that a day after such extreme devastation that phone service and other services are not returned. This is a devastation and traumatic situation and that rhetoric doesn’t help.

[Quahogger]

If it’s impossible to get out of the area due to roads, bridges, etc washed away then it’s impossible to get in. It’s a tough situation all around. Catastrophic situation in a wide area.

[Satjr]

People complain the Government is too big Then they cry when the shirt hits the fan.

[EveryoneIsEqual]

Roads gone. They have to helicopter in

[JCBro-ygvd]

When some areas are literally inaccessible right now, there's only so much you can do. I know it's frustrating, but rescue officials and relief organizations are, I'm sure, just as frustrated about the problems they're facing.

[briennesfatsister]

I think this is really poor reporting. This hit Saturday, it's Monday. No one can get in there. Same thing happened with Katrina. Everyone should have several days of food and water on hand because the Federal Government isn't magic.

[User_Bar_Can]

It’s ridiculous for this reporter in NC to be constantly harping on the Federal Government. If there is no place for planes to land, no roads for trucks to drive on, and no gas stations, and other infrastructure, how can that be blamed on the Federal Government? Surely the government is doing its part to get things done as quickly as they can, but they can’t do anything if they can’t get to the people in need. It just sounds like a political statement and that’s so wrong.

[geoWhite]

Such a large area involved and some people think it should be put back the way it was in just a few days.Face reality, Things take time.

[GNewcomb-qv]

Stop trying to make a natural disaster political! Doesn’t matter what side of that spectrum everyone is on, this is a time to help others!

[dancingrick]

Have you noticed the national media swoops in and cries for federal help. It takes time to stage help for an area without roads in. Stop blaming the feds for their response, they are doing the best they can. Why isn’t the networks flying in supplies?

[joshuacraner]

People need to stop crying about efforts being put forward, it's a emergency it doesn't get fixed in four days

[scrumtrellecent]

It's like standing in front of a microwave heating up a pizza pocket yelling, " HURRY UP I HAVEN'T GOT ALL MINUTE !!! "

[carterwgtx]

Guys - I know it’s frustrating and emotions are running high…I just went through Baryl (9 days without power). I did emergency response after Harvey. But when all the bridges are out, all the roads are closed, all the infrastructure is destroyed…there’s really nothing that can be done. If you can’t drive a tractor trailer to where the aid is needed you just can’t get it there. It’s heartbreaking.

[suzyq]

From what I see, in a disaster like this, even your emergency supplies can get washed away.

[danalundhagen]

They must realize that they are not the only ones with loss of property? Florids, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, and Ohio.

[MadDog-dnst]

I would like to thank Ron DeSantis for outlawing climate change that really helped

[hb]

"...frustration with relief efforts also grow" clickbait title really doesn't help. No one in the video was complaining. This is a disaster of epic proportions, masses of people in several states need help. You cannot expect such huge problems to be solved in a short period of time. Critical and non productive to post such a title. Agencies and many heroic individuals are on it. Wait patiently or if you can pitch in and help.