San Bernardino County residents have grown increasingly outraged by the failure of officials to clear snow from roads, which has left them stranded for more than a week
A volunteer helicopter operation ferrying in badly needed supplies to beleaguered communities in the San Bernardino Mountains was shut down by authorities as desperation among residents continued to grow Saturday in the aftermath of storms that dumped historic amounts of snow., a nonprofit organization that has coordinated aerial disaster relief efforts across California, had partnered with residents to deliver food, medicine and other supplies Friday amid perfect flying conditions.
Milk, pasta, beans, rice and canned goods that had arrived from the state were distributed to residents. James Brotherton, a National Weather Services meteorologist, said Saturday that it was expected to be cloudy through the weekend, with a 20% chance of snow flurries. Temperatures will remain in the teens, and wind gusts up to 40 mph are likely in the mountain areas, he said.
Paul Marshall, president of CalDART and a licensed pilot, said the Sheriff’s Department had told the organization on Saturday that it could resume operations, but he added that flying conditions were not safe because of high winds and low clouds. The state became involved after residents started calling Newsom’s office and the Office of Emergency Services and reaching out on social media for help, said Brian Ferguson, a spokesperson for the state Office of Emergency Services.
“There are still people trapped in their homes with no food or medicine,” he said. “We were cut off from the world. We had to get food here.”
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