I read an article comparing Biden’s response to Hurricane Helene and the death toll this caused and trying to equate the 2 incidents. These are nowhere close to the same.
Hurricane Helene
Roughly 250 people confirmed dead across 5 states Florida(population 23.37m), Georgia (population 11.18m), N Carolina (population 11.05m), S Carolina (population 5.48m), and Tennessee (population 7.23m). The total population across the 5 states is 58.31 million people. Math gives us a 0.0429 deaths per 10,000 people due to Hurricane Helene
TX Flooding
Thus far, the flooding is limited to the state of TX alone and mostly Kerr County with a population of roughly 54k people. Roughtly 120 people confirmed dead, and another 160 people still missing gives us a percapita rate of somewhere between 22.22 to 51.85 deaths per 10,000 people.
Comparison
The TX flooding is about 518 to 1209 times worse than the Hurricane Helene response.
I read an article comparing Biden’s response to Hurricane Helene and the death toll this caused and trying to equate the 2 incidents. These are nowhere close to the same.
Hurricane Helene
Roughly 250 people confirmed dead across 5 states Florida(population 23.37m), Georgia (population 11.18m), N Carolina (population 11.05m), S Carolina (population 5.48m), and Tennessee (population 7.23m). The total population across the 5 states is 58.31 million people. Math gives us a 0.0429 deaths per 10,000 people due to Hurricane Helene
TX Flooding
Thus far, the flooding is limited to the state of TX alone and mostly Kerr County with a population of roughly 54k people. Roughtly 120 people confirmed dead, and another 160 people still missing gives us a percapita rate of somewhere between 22.22 to 51.85 deaths per 10,000 people.
Comparison
The TX flooding is about 518 to 1209 times worse than the Hurricane Helene response.