Furious Elon Musk says FEMA are blocking SpaceX engineers from dropping hurricane relief packages: ‘My blood is boiling’

Elon Musk has lashed out at the Federal Emergency Management Agency for blocking SpaceX from delivering relief packages to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina.

The billionaire described FEMA’s actions as “unconscionable” in an angry statement to his social media platform X on Friday.

Entire towns in western North Carolina were washed away last week as Hurricane Helene tore through the region.

At least 222 people have died and hundreds more are missing in the United States as a result of the Category 4 storm. At least 106 of the victims were recorded in North Carolina.

“SpaceX engineers are currently attempting to deliver Starlink terminals and supplies to devastated areas in North Carolina,” Musk said.

“FEMA is failing to help AND not allowing others to help. This is unconscionable!!

‘They made this video a few hours ago, where you can see the extent of the destruction: roads, houses, electricity, water supply and internet connections have been completely destroyed.

“FEMA wouldn’t let them land to deliver critical supplies… it makes my blood boil.”

TThe federal government’s emergency response agency has been painfully slow in deploying first responders to help Hurricane Helene victims and making matters worse, multiple whistleblowers told DailyMail.com.

One FEMA whistleblower revealed that the department did has wasted and embezzled money in the wake of Helene and is now “exacerbating the emergency.”

The letter also claims that “hundreds, if not thousands” of first responders and military personnel have been left “without deployment orders,” with some waiting in hotels while others have been “sitting idle,” as Americans in the Southeast remain in dire need.

An aerial view of flood damage caused by Hurricane Helene along the Swannanoa River on October 3, 2024 in Asheville, North Carolina. FEMA and other emergency management whistleblowers allege the organization wasted money, withheld aid before the disaster and was slow to deploy first responders and service members to assist with recovery efforts

President Joe Biden brushed off critics of his hurricane response after returning from a trip amid storm damage — saying people affected by the storm were “very happy” with government assistance.

The 81-year-old defended his government’s aid Thursday evening after a storm damage tour that took him to Florida and Georgia.

“They’re getting everything they need,” Biden said. “They are very happy across the board.”

Former President Donald Trump was one of the most vocal critics of the current administration for their response to the crisis.

“This is the worst response in the history of hurricanes,” Trump said Thursday in Michigan. “Kamala spent all her FEMA money – billions of dollars – on housing for illegal immigrants.”

There’s more to come.