New Jersey search and rescue joins in Helene search; death toll reaches 215

04 Oct 2024, 16:51 by Clyde Hughes · UPI

Oct. 4 (UPI) -- A FEMA search and rescue team from New Jersey has joined in the Hurricane Helene relief efforts in the South, traveling to North Carolina to aid victims this week as the death toll continued to climb.

New Jersey Task Force 1, a FEMA urban search and rescue team, traveled to Asheville, N.C., one of the hardest hit areas to provide service.