Briefly
- Texas and North Carolina use unmanned aircraft to help respond to flooding and assessment of damage.
- The unauthorized drones in Texas disrupted the efforts in rescue, which was launched by the FAU zone without flight.
- Officials have warned that only cleaned operators should fly during emergencies for safety.
While catastrophic floods devastate central Texas and North Carolina, ambulances use professional drones and military degrees with infrared and real -time videos to mapping the flood zones, find stranded victims and direct rescue teams.
In Texas, MQ-9 Reaters Flying 18,000 feet above the affected area assisted the first answers in finding a missing victim’s missing victims, including those from Camp mysticismA summer camp where 27 children and advisers have lost their lives.
But while drones help the efforts for search and rescue, according to Kerrville, the Texas City Dalton Ricea manager, they also represent unintentional danger.
“We know people want to volunteer, but what we start to see if personal drones are flying,” Rice said During a press conference. “These personal drones represent the danger of aircraft, which then risks further business. We have to prevent these personal drones from the sky. We have drones and property flying, and we want to continue to work.”
The situation was so chaotic in Texas that was imposed by the US Federal Air Force Administration Zone without flight through parts of the state.
“FAA often carries out temporary flight restrictions during emergency cases to protect aircraft involved in emergency operations,” said FAA spokesman Decipher. “All other aircraft is forbidden to fly to TFRS unless they get approval.”
A spokesman said that the first answers and other organizations that respond to natural disasters can be acceptable for accelerated approval for the airspace through a special process of FAA Government.
Extreme time and floods
The flood began in the central Texas early on Friday, after intense rain was caused by rivers overnight – including Guadalupe – to run up to 26 feet in just 45 minutes. Despite the flood warnings The day earlier issued by the National Meteorological Service, the hardest flood of flashes before sunrise, capturing many residents outside the guard.
Only two days later, tropical depression Sing On Sunday, he made the mainland in South Carolina, bringing lush rains to central and eastern Carolin during the day and on Monday. The flood of the flash came as the rivers flooded and flooded the infrastructure.
In both countries, drones quickly became vital tools for emergency managers. The first liability in North Carolina also arranges unmanned aircraft for awareness of the situation and assessment of damage. By appearing officials in Texas and North Carolina, the authorities warned the public to flying drones, while the first subjects completed search and rescue operations.
“After an emergency, those who are not actively engaged in the efforts on answers should not fly personal drones because the airspace decorates care for safety, especially with aircraft operating in the area of the incident,” said the government spokesman in North Carolina’s emergency situations in North Carolina Decipher.
The Texas manager of the game echoed with the danger of unauthorized drones poses to rescue crews and aircraft, urging the public to remain grounded.
“Do not fly drones over the affected areas and search operations,” wrote on X. “They interfere with drones used in search efforts and are security risk for other emergency aircraft. We appreciate your understanding while emergency staff continues its important job.”
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