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Delaware Emergency Personnel Sent to Hawaii

World Atlas

Two members of the Delaware Emergency Management Agency are in Hawaii helping people deal with the intense flooding and landslides as the island state deals with a volcanic eruption.

WBOC reports that officials say there was 50 inches of rain during a 24-hour period last month.

The Emergency Management staff will remain in the state for 30 days.

The television station reports that this is the second time this year that the emergency personnel have been deployed.

Some also went to help out in the aftermath of the hurricane that hit Puerto Rico.

Don Rush is the News Director and Senior Producer of News and Public Affairs at Delmarva Public Media. An award-winning journalist, Don reports major local issues of the day, from sea level rise, to urban development, to the changing demographics of Delmarva.