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| Red Cross Emergency Response Vehicles deliver meals to people recovering from tornado damage. Photo:American Red Cross |
The American Red Cross of Colorado & Wyoming is sending additional disaster workers to support the response to the devastating tornado damage in the southeast U.S. Typical deployments are 14 to 21 days depending on the needs of those affected by the disaster.
Sylvia Raumaker, from the Wyoming Chapter and Ron Hedrick from the Northern Colorado Chapter departed Sunday and will serve as a sheltering supervisors in southern Mississippi. As such, they will be responsible for the care and support of the twenty-one people who are still living in a Red Cross shelter following the devastating tornadoes that hit the area January 21, 2017.
These two will bring the total number of Colorado and Wyoming volunteer deployments to the southeast tornado and flood response to seven.
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| Volunteers give help and hope to those affected by the tornadoes. Photo:American Red Cross |
Following the tornado outbreak, Red Cross disaster workers were on the ground immediately providing support for those affected and those responding. More than 1,100 homes were affected by the tornadoes and floods in Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama. Most current estimates suggest that the Red Cross will spend more than $1 million helping the people affected by the storms.
If you want to see the latest information about the Red Cross response to the damage caused by the southeast U.S. tornadoes, visit our web site at www.redcross.org.