Hurricane Helene has left a wake of death and destruction across Florida, Georgia, the Carolinas and Tennessee after it made landfall in Florida on Sept. 26. Despite being downgraded to a tropical depression, hundreds were killed by the storm, millions are still without power, and the damage is estimated in the billions of dollars.

Eleven Minnesota National Guard soldiers head south on Friday with two CH-47 Chinook helicopters at the request of North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, who asked for helicopter assets and supports under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, Connecticut is sending its second National Guard deployment to North Carolina.