In a bad storm and its aftermath , the poor or marginal workers are more vulnerable and hard hit - they might lack home insurance, their houses can be more cheaply built, they have less savings to carry them if they lose their job, or have to move etc. Some people also have friends and family to help or shelter them and some don;'t and that also makes a big difference.,
They might need govt assistance more than those who are better off.
I have lived through Andrew and other storms here and saw the aftermath to rebuilding over a period of years and saw how it affected people. FEMA is built to assist an area not just immeidealy but for a long duration. It makes me sick to see certain agenda folks jumping all over them as if they are supposed to deploy in an instant and suddenly be everywhere.
Many FEMA personnel are contractors, and they have to leave where they live and work to travel to teh affected area; FEMA has to organize transport supplies and equipment, get clearance etc, and with a large geo area, especially with multiple states affected, they can be stretched thin. After the first wave of volunteers leaves and the media packs up and the various politicians had their photo ops, FEMA grinds on, a govt bureaucracy many pay no attention to until they need their help
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