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Sana Khan

FEMA Workers Forced To Evacuate From North Carolina's Rutherford County Amid Violence Threat

Dozens of ambulances were seen taking up a road lane as they waited to evacuate nursing home residents ahead of Hurricane Milton. (Credit: Albert Stoynov/Unsplash)

Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) workers in North Carolina's Rutherford County have been forced to move following a threat of violence against them, leaving about 65,000 residents struggling to clean up mud and debris left by Hurricane Helene.

The U.S. Forest Service emailed federal responders in the county, warning them to stop their work for now. This happened after National Guard soldiers met armed militia members, who said they were "hunting FEMA," CBS News reported.

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