People are helping anyway they can. Financially, with goods, individually, through churches, Salvation Army, Red Cross, etc., and with sincere and heartfelt prayer for those in need.
In the Central community people have no flood insurance because they were told they didn't need it in that area. Water now up to the eves of houses. All contents ruined. Saw one lady on the news doing her best not to let it get her down. But you can just feel the strength being pulled out of her.
In spite of the good, there is also the other kind.
There was a news story about a man who crossed a river in his boat to rescue an elderly couple. Coming out of the area they saw a younger couple with a baby stranded on a balcony. So he picked them up. They wanted to go to a location back across the river. He took them and back across the river again with the first couple.
When they were getting out of the boat they discovered the young couple had stolen their back pack and what few possessions they were carrying.
This is what is meant by "white trash".
Things like this can make you angry to say the least. You can't really do anything about this, but rather than let anger rule, you can strengthen your resolve to counteract that by doing more good.
At least this is what I try to hold in my mind.