There’s no question Gov. Patrick Morrisey has gone all in when it comes to helping Ohio County residents recover from the June 14 flooding.

The governor on Wednesday traveled to Ohio County to meet with flooding victims and update the public on several important matters — his fourth such visit in the first 11 days following the flooding. The governor has shown strong leadership in this tragedy — recall, nine lives lost, dozens of home destroyed, and millions of dollars in property damage.

Morrisey made his first visit to the flood-impacted area about 15 hours after the tragedy unfolded. At that time he put state government’s full support behind the rescue and recovery operation. Consider the resources he deployed that Sunday afternoon on June 15, before the full extent of the flood’s devastation was fully known:

• More than 100 members of the West Virginia National Guard

• Dozens of West Virginia Division of Highways workers from throughout the region

• Staff from the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources and the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection

• Additional West Virginia State Police troopers

Those workers have been instrumental in getting Valley Grove and Triadelphia back to some semblance of normal in just two weeks. Morrisey on Wednesday provided an update on just what’s been done:

• The West Virginia National Guard has removed nearly 8,000 tons of debris;

• The Division of Highways has removed 4,500 tons of debris with 97 workers from 3 districts assisting with clean-up and road repair work;

• The Department of Natural Resources Police continue to support the affected areas, with officers in both water vessels and vehicles;

• The Department of Environmental Protection has debris collection sites open and staffed.

On top of that, and to address the even more immediate need hundreds of families have with housing, Morrisey on Wednesday announced that $500,000 is being made available to assist those whose homes were impacted by the flooding.

The money can cover any housing-related expenditures incurred by the residents due to the flooding, including security deposits, rent costs or other housing expenses.

“A lot of people are going to be out of their homes for a very long time,” Morrisey said in Wheeling. “The rebuilding is going to take some time. But it is important that people have housing, and there are opportunities for that to get the assistance they need.

“It is meant to provide some help. I hope that is going to be a boost to help this area. A lot more resources are going to be needed, but with respect to housing we want to make sure we are on top of it.”

The funding will be available through September.

Along with providing support to those impacted and those working, Morrisey also has requested a major disaster declaration from the Federal Emergency Management Agency — a big step, if granted by President Donald Trump, to assist in the cleanup process.

“Ohio County is going to recover. We can’t take away the loss of life, but what we can do is ensure everyone in state government is doing whatever they can to help,” he said. “… I know we can never fully replace a home that was hit by the floods, or the personal items. The lives of everyone have been changed forever. But we know that there is strength, resiliency, courage and love in Ohio County, and we want to praise that.”

Indeed.

Morrisey has shown exceptional leadership during this crisis. When coupled with the leadership shown locally by Ohio County Emergency Management Director Lou Vargo and Assistant Director Tony Campbell and so many others — including those volunteers that have given of themselves to help their neighbors — it truly has made a difference in quickly helping folks begin the recovery process.

Let’s keep the momentum going and not only let such a tragedy bring our community together.