American Red Cross responders from across the states of Missouri and Arkansas are once again answering the call to help those impacted by disaster following Hurricane Beryl.
As of last week, fourteen responders from Missouri and Arkansas are assisting with the response to Hurricane Beryl in Texas to provide critical help. Also, three other disaster responders from Missouri are supporting flood relief efforts in Iowa. This is just after volunteers in the region responded to local relief efforts following the tornadoes that impacted parts of Missouri and Arkansas.
Of the individuals deployed:
· Six are from the Greater Kansas City and Northwest Missouri chapter area, with five supporting Hurricane Beryl and one supporting flooding relief in Iowa.
· Six are from the Greater St. Louis chapter area, all are supporting Hurricane Beryl.
· Two are from the Central and Northern Missouri chapter area, based in Columbia/Jefferson City, and one is supporting Hurricane Beryl and one is supporting flooding relief in Iowa.
· Two are from the Southern Missouri chapter area, and one is supporting Hurricane Beryl and one is supporting flooding relief in Iowa.
· One is from the Northwest Arkansas chapter area supporting Hurricane Beryl
“Our teams have been there to help immediately after Hurricane Beryl made landfall,” said Stacy Burks, executive director for the Southern Missouri chapter, American Red Cross. “We are grateful to the volunteers who are willing to leave home and help those affected by disasters in communities around the country. If anyone would like to join our teams for future disaster response efforts, we ask them to sign up today. The majority of our workforce - 90% - is made up of volunteers and we simply could not do what we do without them.”
In the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, more than 1.6 million customers were without power and air conditioning as dangerous high temperatures smothered southeast Texas from Galveston to Houston. The combined heat and humidity made it feel like it was 105 degrees.
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