American Red Cross Disaster Newsroom

Disaster Alert

New York - Continental Airlines flight 3407, traveling from Newark to Buffalo, crashed into a residential area in Erie County last night destroying 1 home. Mainstream media is reporting deaths and injuries.

• The Red Cross has opened reception centers in New York and New Jersey for families to congregate. Mental Health workers have been dispatched to those reception centers to assist family members.

• The Red Cross is offering assistance to the emergency responders on the scene and have opened one shelter for families in neighboring households.

Chapters Responding:

• Greater Buffalo Chapter
• Red Cross of Northeastern New York
• Greater Rochester Chapter
• Red Cross of Northern New Jersey
• Greater New York Chapter

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