Gov. Tate Reeves has announced that additional resources from Mississippi are being deployed to North Carolina in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.
According to a social media post from the Republican governor, 22 law enforcement officers from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and 25 from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will head east to North Carolina this week to help with search and rescue missions, as well as traffic control.
Mississippi continues to assist states that were impacted by Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
This week, 22 law enforcement officers from the Mississippi Highway Patrol and 25 from the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks will be deploying to North Carolina to…
— Governor Tate Reeves (@tatereeves) October 14, 2024
After making landfall in Florida on Sept. 28, Helene brought record flooding and damage to the Carolinas. The storm resulted in over 250 deaths with 123 of those taking place in North Carolina alone. More than two weeks after Helene, the number of missing people is still unknown as the death toll has risen with each day.
The latest deployments from Mississippi follow a bevy of assets already mobilized to Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina as the states work to recover from Helene – or in Florida’s case, work to recover from both Helene and last Wednesday’s landfall of Hurricane Milton.
From a governmental standpoint, Mississippi has deployed National Guard members, rescue teams, engineer teams, helicopters, and generators to those impacted by hurricanes. In the private sector, local utility companies have aided in getting the lights back on for residents who lost power. Some Mississippians have even started fundraisers of their own to help those in need.