Disaster Alert
Missouri – Two school buses, a tractor-trailer and another vehicle crashed on an interstate in Franklin County on Thursday. Two fatalities and dozens of injuries reported.
The ARC Saint Louis Area Chapter deployed a Disaster Action Team to assess situation and provide response, where needed. The Disaster Operations Center at National Headquarters contacted NTSB.
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On Saturday, the Red Cross fed over 330 meals to families returning to cleanup their flooded homes in the Big Lake, MO area. The Red Cross is continuing bulk distribution in the area.
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Disaster Alert
Missouri – Heavy rains caused flash floods in North St. Louis yesterday.
The ARC of Saint Louis Area Chapter is expected to open a shelter and will provide the Disaster Operation Center (DOC) with updates.
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Disaster Alert
Missouri – Severe storms dumped lots of rain yesterday flooding several homes along the Bear Creek River.
At the request of Emergency Management Administration, the Northeast Missouri Chapter will be opening a shelter and placing another on standby. The chapter has begun disaster assessment.
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Red Cross Services Update
ST. JOSEPH, MO, June 28, 2010 – The American Red Cross continues to adjust their services to meet the changing needs in the face of flooding in Northwest Missouri. Two Red Cross shelters are on standby and the need for feeding sandbagging crews has ceased. The Red Cross has opened a service delivery site at the United Methodist Church located at 312 E. 7th Street in Mound City. On Sunday, Red Cross volunteers met with twenty families who lost their homes to the recent flooding. The service delivery site will be open from 9 am to 5 pm daily except Sunday when the hours are 12 am to 5 pm.
Karla Long, Emergency Services Director comments, “The Red Cross is there. We are committed to Northwest Missouri and we are going to help these families as they move through this recovery process.” For those families who have had their primary residence affected by the recent floods and are unable to come to Mound City, please contact the Red Cross at 1-866-GET-INFO or 1-866-438-4636.
Presently the Red Cross has served over 5,100 meals and snacks since the flooding began. Forty-nine volunteers have been assisting the Midland Empire Chapter of the Red Cross with sheltering, feeding and client service.
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Shuk Yee Yam, a volunteer with the Midland Empire Chapter of the American Red Cross surveying the flooded area near Big Lake MO and Fortescue, MO. Karla Long, Emergency Services Director with the Midland Empire Chapter of the Red Cross providing an update on Red Cross Services being provided in the affected area.
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Senator Brad Lager Assisting with Flood Relief for Northwest Missouri Families
Senator Lager Volunteering for the American Red Cross Fundraising Efforts
Friday, June 25 – Northwest Missouri – Senator Brad Lager is rolling up his sleeves and is getting to work with the Red Cross for disaster relief in his district. Senator Lager is raising money for the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund. The fund provides the help for those struck by disaster and these gifts enable the Red Cross to provide shelter, food, clean-up supplies, emotional support and other assistance to disaster victims. Brad Lager is Missouri State Senator for District 12 in Northwest Missouri.
“Helping the Red Cross raise money is just on more way I can fight for the families in my district,” stated Senator Lager. The Red Cross is not a government agency and relies on donations from the public to fund the immediate disaster relief in Northwest Missouri. No federal financial assistance is available for the families at this time.
Flooding has devastated at least 200 homes in Andrew and Holt Counties. Severe thunderstorm destroyed 7 homes in Buchanan County. Sandbagging continues to try to save homes in Atchison and to save more homes in Holt County.
“The Red Cross was immediately on the scene with shelter, food and other immediate assistance following the devastating floods and storms in Northwest Missouri,” stated Senator Lager.
The Red Cross is projecting it will need $75,000 to $100,000 to fund relief efforts and the relief efforts will last through the summer. Because of the economic condition and the rural location of the disaster, fundraising is extremely difficult.
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Disaster Alert
Missouri – Reports of 100 mile an hour winds went through Norborne in Carroll county on Wednesday resulting in loss of power and water. A grain elevator was blown over breaking a two inch gas line causing a partial evacuation. A Disaster Action Team (DAT) from the Mid-Missouri Chapter provided food and water to responders and affected residents. The Capital Area Chapter had volunteers on standby.
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Numbers are changing throughout the day as communications are restored and better numbers are called in. Also, as ice melts people are now able to leave their homes and go to a warming center or a place for a hot meal.
Please see the breakdown below.
Kentucky 01/09 Ice Storms
So. Missouri 01/09 Ice Storms
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