Posts Tagged ‘disaster relief’
Red Cross Gears Up for Hurricane Irene
The American Red Cross is getting ready for a full East Coast response to Hurricane Irene. Burt Hankins of Jacksonville is one of hundreds of volunteers from around the country who will leave today for North Carolina as the Red Cross gears up for Hurricane Irene when it reaches landfall. Hankins is bringing supplies and a vehicle to provide food [...]
Guatemalan Mud Slides Cause Widespread Destruction
Tropical weather systems in both the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico have left hillsides throughout Guatemala and southern Mexico saturated with water. The resulting torrential rains and landslides have left 44 dead including twelve who were killed when a bus was buried by a mudslide Saturday. The death toll is expected to rise as searchers scour [...]
