LIHUE — The flooding from Hurricane Florence is far from over, and thousands of American Red Cross disaster workers are on the ground, providing food, shelter, relief supplies and other services.
LIHUE — The flooding from Hurricane Florence is far from over, and thousands of American Red Cross disaster workers are on the ground, providing food, shelter, relief supplies and other services.
Eleven Hawaii volunteers have deployed to North Carolina to help with the Red Cross response. Seven volunteers from Oahu, three from the Big Island, and one from Maui have deployed to provide assistance ranging from distribution of emergency supplies, recovery casework, sheltering, feeding, mental health service and other health services.
As Tropical Storm Florence approached the Carolinas, over 20,000 people sought refuge in more than 200 Red Cross and community shelters to escape the storm’s wrath.
More than 1,520 people remain in 26 Red Cross and community shelters. This included about 1,350 people in 20 shelters in North Carolina, and more than 170 people in six shelters in South Carolina. In total, the Red Cross and other organizations have provided more than 114,700 overnight stays in emergency shelters across the Carolinas. The Red Cross has provided about 92 percent of these stays.
Today, more than 3,500 Red Cross disaster workers — 92 percent volunteers — from all over the country are helping to shelter, feed and support people affected. Working with partners, the Red Cross has served more than 921,600 meals and snacks. Volunteers from partner organizations are cooking hot meals at more than 10 kitchens.
These meals are being served at shelters or from more than 70 Red Cross food trucks circulating through affected neighborhoods.
Help people affected by Hurricane Florence by visiting redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS or texting the word FLORENCE to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
