The issue with getting major resources to the area is partly the terrain and so many roads being blocked. Near a coastal area it is flat plus they are more likely to be more prepared. This is unprecedented.
My closest friend runs a property management company in Asheville and lives there in town. He just contacted me and is trying to get out of town to setup a working office to get things moving forward for his owners and tenants. He has no power, no water, limited communications with anyone. Tenants are missing and some presumed dead. He has over 500 properties, many are mobile home parks. He told me about 25% of his properties are gone, either washed away or completely flattened or gutted. Another 25-40% he expects to be out of service from one to six months. He mentioned a big issue will be so many businesses, including factories, are gone that there will be no work for those employees.
