Coastal Mississippi

Updated Hurricane Zeta Preliminary Damage Reports

Published

4 years ago

November 2, 2020

[Source: Mississippi Emergency Management Agency]

The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency continues to work with our local county EMA directors to assess the damage. MEMA is now reporting a total of two deaths in Harrison County from Hurricane Zeta which made landfall, Wednesday, October 28, 2020.

The following are deaths and injuries were reported to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency:

Harrison: 2 Deceased, 49 Injured
Jackson: 9 Injured
Perry: 1 Injured
Hancock: 17 Injured
George: 1 Injured

Continue reading on MSEMA.ORG…

Here is an MSEMA.ORG “Hurricane Zeta: Damage Report Numbers” video, from YouTube:

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[Source: Casino.org]

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This video from the Sun Herald’s YouTube channel contains footage of casino flooding: