“They were already struggling, and for them to lose an entire month of food is a big thing,” he said.

Residents said the storm had already cost their families thousands of dollars in spoiled food, lost wages, hotel bills, fuel for generators and other costs of enduring the blackout.

The fridge will keep food cool for what, about 12 hours? I can't even imagine 11+ days. People survived prior to refrigeration, but the knowledge of how has not been passed on to us. I guess some folks had root cellars for cool storage. What happened to FEMA?