DJI—DJI provided drone support for Hurricane Helene disaster response

Oct 1, 2024

DJI donated drones and technical support for search and rescue operations during Hurricane Helene, enabling first responders to locate survivors and assess damage in areas inaccessible by ground.

Scoring Impact

Topic	Direction	Relevance	Contribution
Humanitarian Aid & Global Health	+toward	primary	+1.00
Overall incident score =			+0.572

Score = avg(topic contributions) × significance (medium ×1) × confidence (0.57)

Evidence (1 signal)

Confirms Statement Oct 1, 2024 documented

DJI announced drone donations and support for Hurricane Helene disaster response

DJI publicly announced that it donated drones and provided technical support for search and rescue operations during Hurricane Helene response efforts.

DJI Newsroom

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