Disaster Update: Red Cross Plans Mobile Distribution Routes in West Michigan

April 25, 2013

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., April 25, 2013 – The American Red Cross of West Michigan has plans for continued clean-up distribution tomorrow. The schedule is planned as follows:

Ottawa County: Clean-up kits available Friday:

9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.    Polkton Township Hall; 6900 Arthur St. W; Coopersville

12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.    Grand Haven Fire Station/Township Hall; 13250 168th Ave.; Grand Haven

2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.      American Red Cross of Ottawa County; 270 James St.; Holland

Kent County: Shelter, water, snacks, and clean-up kits available:

24/7  Alpine Baptist Church – 692 7 Mile Rd. NW; Comstock Park

Ionia County: Water, snacks, clean-up kits and showers:

8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m.      Ionia Armory Community Center – 439 W. Main St.; Ionia

 

If you are unable to get to one of these sites, please call the American Red Cross at 616-456-8661.

Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles will be distributing snacks, water, and clean-up kits to flood victims. Kits include mops, scrub brushes, shovels, and cleaning chemicals along with other items that will help people once they are able to return to their homes. Disaster Mental Health Volunteers will also be providing emotional assistance to flood victims.

The First Baptist Church – 2275 W. Main St.; Lowell will be closing at noon on Friday 4/26.

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Disaster Alert: Flooding in Pennsylvania

July 23, 2012

Disaster Alert

Pennsylvania– A major water main break caused flooding and prompted the evacuation of residents within a 4 block radius of the affected area in Philadelphia late Sunday night.

The Southeastern Pennsylvania Chapter deployed team members, opened a shelter and provided assistance as needed for the evacuees. The shelter closed hours later.

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Fast Facts: Tropical Storm Debby

July 16, 2012

The following information shows our total service delivery since the beginning of the Tropical Storm Debby:

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Disaster Alert: Flooding in Texas

July 16, 2012

Disaster Alert

Texas– Flooding caused several road closures in Travis County and threatened homes in Williamson County on Sunday.

The ARC of Central Texas Chapter deployed Mass Care Action Team members dispatched a shelter trailer, opened a shelter and placed Disaster Action Team on standby. The shelter closed hours later as the waters receded.

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Disaster Alert: Floods in Mississippi

July 12, 2012

Disaster Alert

Mississippi – About 20 homes were rendered uninhabitable and 10 roads have been closed in Humphreys County due to floods that occurred yesterday. The Emergency Management Administration is expected to declare a local emergency this morning.

The Northwest Mississippi Chapter has placed volunteers on standby in case a shelter is needed. Chapter will be doing disaster assessment and will assess the needs of the affected today.

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Disaster Alert: Flooding in Texas

July 12, 2012

Disaster Alert

Texas – Flooding in Matagorda and Victoria Counties made many roads impassable yesterday.

The Rio Colorado and Crossroads Chapters placed shelters on stand-by and are in communication with their local Emergency Management. Chapters are doing damage assessment and determining the needs of the affected residents.

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Disaster Alert: Flooding in Texas

July 11, 2012

Disaster Alert

Texas– Heavy rain caused flooding in the Comanche trail area of Webberville prompting the evacuation of about 12 homes yesterday. Residents were later allowed back to their homes.

The region communicated with county officials and Disaster Action Team members went out to check the extent of damage. A Mass Care Team is currently on stand-by. Communication, Development and Regional Leadership teams are all on alert.

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Story: Red Cross is here for the long haul

May 23, 2011

This story is written by Red Cross volunteer Allen Crabtree.

Mississippi Floods 2011

Not since the Great Flood of 1927 have the Mississippi River and its tributaries risen so high nor spread so wide. Tens of thousands of residents from Illinois to Louisiana have been forced from their homes and entire communities have been inundated. Flood waters will not recede for several weeks, into June. The Mississippi flooding was preceded by the deadliest tornado outbreak since 1925 that killed hundreds across seven states and demolished countless homes and businesses.

The Red Cross has been there from the beginning of these huge natural disasters, helping those impacted by the tornadoes and flooding, and will continue to be there while the waters recede and people return to their homes and a normal life.

The Mississippi floods are a disaster of epic proportions, but they have also been a disaster moving in slow motion. The rivers have risen slowly and waters have relentlessly covered homes and fields at a deliberate pace. People and communities have had time to react, moving their possessions to higher ground and evacuating in an orderly manner with thankfully little loss of life.

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Disaster Alert: Flooding in Kentucky

April 13, 2011

Disaster Alert

Kentucky – Flooding in several counties caused road closures and prompted some evacuations yesterday.

The Bluegrass Area Chapter opened a shelter and provided mass care to the affected residents. Chapter will do damage assessment when conditions permit.

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Story: Overwhelming Response Includes the Red Cross

March 28, 2011

Story and photos by Andrea Bredow, Red Cross Volunteer
Flooding in Minnesota
Red Cross volunteers served coffee, hot chocolate, & snacks to people sand bagging in Hastings, Minnesota.

It was a chilly 17 degrees on Saturday morning, but the cold spring air and piles of snow did not stop the Hastings, Minnesota, community from banding together to fight the looming Mississippi River waters.

An estimated 700 volunteers spent Saturday sandbagging homes along the river. The American Red Cross Twin Cities Chapter volunteers were there as well. The Red Cross feeding vehicle, also know as the ERV, was on hand to provide hot beverages and snacks to keep volunteers warm and energized.

The call for volunteers went out early in the week and hundreds responded with shovel in hand. Family’s worked filling bags, youth groups stood in the “bucket line” delivering sandbags to homes and Scott Webber even showed up on his birthday to help.

“This is what the city of Hastings does. We help each other,” said Webber.

Webber and a hundred other volunteers were sent to surround Lloyd Fanum’s river side home with sandbags. Fanum has lived on the river for 30 years and is always overwhelmed by the communities outpouring of help.

“The boys and girls giving their weekend to help me is overwhelming! I can’t thank them enough,” said Fanum.

The army of volunteers turned out 20,000 sandbags in only four hours!

“When the neighbors are in trouble, we are ready to reach out and help,” said Patrick Walker, one of the sand bagging organizers.

Walker says they are ready to gear up the sandbagging operation at any time. If more homes along the river need help, the Hastings community will be there.

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