Duri Kosambi

‘It’s not about the money’: Who are the ‘losers’ of the ice storm?

A $100,000-a-year ice storm hit the United States in October 2016, and since then, the federal government has spent millions of dollars to restore ice roads and repair damaged power lines and water infrastructure.

But the cost has left many in the ice-affected communities of West Virginia and South Carolina feeling like they are “losers” of the storm.

NPR’s Carrie Johnson reports from Charleston, West Virginia.