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West Virginia National Guard to aid Hurricane Helene victims

Members of the West Virginia National Guard are being deployed to the Carolinas to help with Hurricane Helene relief and recovery efforts. Twelve members of the 130th Airlift Wing, including a Fatality Search and Recovery Team, deployed to North Carolina, according to a news release from West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s office. Additionally, 30 troops, including a contingent of engineers and loader dump teams, will head to South Carolina to support reconstruction and debris cleanup efforts as the state begins to rebuild. Busick, North Carolina, a remote town near Mount Mitchell State Park, received 30.78 inches of rain as a result of Helene — a record for the highest rainfall in the Appalachians from any tropical weather system.

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