Several people on social media have noted the lack of interest, mostly, from the American media about Hurricane Helene and its aftermath. Hurricane Helene leaves 'biblical devastation' in North Carolina - BBC News
A clearer image of the destruction in hard-hit North Carolina emerged on Sunday, where, after barrelling through Florida and Georgia, Helene brought torrential rain and swamped towns with flooding and mudslides.
More than 400 roads are closed in the state, where 11 people have died. Homes have been destroyed, towns have been cut-off, water systems are down and hundreds of thousands are without power.
"This storm has brought catastrophic devastation... of historic proportions," Governor Roy Cooper said.
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My theory is that the journalists at the WaPo, the NY Slimes, an media headquartered in California, etc. don't know people in North Carolina, so the suffering of people there don't matter.
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