VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-21
“A lot of politicians were paraded downtown, it was like disaster tourism and we felt like zoo animals. Then they disappeared and we are just old news now.”
Alex Webber · said date not stated · reported 2026-10-21
Webber described politicians visiting Asheville after the flooding as disaster tourism, saying survivors felt like zoo animals.
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