{"id":256076,"date":"2024-10-14T15:29:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.samaritanspurse.org\/?p=256076"},"modified":"2024-10-14T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-14T19:29:04","slug":"pr-hurricane-helene-10-11-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/samaritanspurse.org\/es\/media\/pr-hurricane-helene-10-11-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release Samaritan\u2019s Purse Coordinating Largest Civilian Airlift Operation in U.S. History"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Samaritan\u2019s Purse Coordinating Largest Civilian Airlift Operation in U.S. History<\/h1>\r\n \r\n

BOONE, N.C., Oct. 11, 2024—<\/strong>Samaritan\u2019s Purse has completed more than 210 helicopter and fixed-wing missions to deliver emergency relief supplies to some of the most isolated and hard-hit areas of western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in response to Hurricane Helene\u2014with more airlifts going out every day. From small helicopters to Black Hawks to Chinooks, capable of carrying over 15,000 pounds of cargo, Samaritan\u2019s Purse is delivering generators, fuel, heaters, blankets, medical kits, food, water, and Starlinks to communities that have been cut off by floodwaters, mudslides, and washed-out roads.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

Numerous aircraft from private businesses, individuals, non-profit organizations, the North Carolina Army National Guard, and the U.S. Army have been a part of making this large-scale response possible.<\/p>\r\n \r\n

“This is unprecedented. It\u2019s a testimony to what can be done when people work together. It\u2019s nothing short of a miracle and we give God the glory,”<\/i> dijo Franklin Graham<\/a>, el presidente de Samaritan's Purse. “We are thankful to God for bringing all of these people and groups together to help those who have been devastated by Helene.”<\/i><\/p>\r\n \r\n

The international Christian relief organization has loaded and dispatched these flights out of the small airstrip located near its headquarters in Boone, North Carolina. These airlifts have delivered supplies to dozens of churches and fire departments across 17 counties. <\/p>\r\n \r\n

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