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PHOTOS: Beverly-Based Task Force 1 Works Search-And-Rescue In NC

Forty-five urban emergency response unit members have been in NC all week aiding victims of Hurricane Helene's devastation.

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Massachusetts Task Force 1 provided Patch with these photos ​of volunteer team members helping rescue residents and their pets, as well as preserve property and belongings, in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina.
Massachusetts Task Force 1 provided Patch with these photos ​of volunteer team members helping rescue residents and their pets, as well as preserve property and belongings, in Hurricane Helene-ravaged North Carolina. (Massachusetts Task Force 1)

BEVERLY, MA — Search-and-rescue missions continued in rural North Carolina this week after 45 members of the Beverly-based Massachusetts Task Force 1 urban response team were deployed to help victims of the Hurricane Helene devastation.

Massachusetts Task Force 1 provided Patch with these photos of volunteer team members helping rescue residents and their pets, as well as preserve property and belongings damaged or destroyed in the historic storm that is blamed for nearly 200 deaths.

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Massachusetts Task Force 1 members with the help of search dogs conduct operations in North Carolina. (MA Task Force 1)
Massachusetts Task Force 1 members wade through flooded areas of North Carolina. (MA Task Force 1)
Hurricane Helene caused massive devastation in North Carolina and is blamed for nearly 200 deaths across the South. (MA Task Force 1)
Massachusetts Task Force 1 members helped clear trees and other debris during search-and-rescue operations in North Carolina. (MA Task Force 1)
Massachusetts Task Force 1 members helped clear trees and other debris during search-and-rescue operations in North Carolina. (MA Task Force 1)

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