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April standing with the Lemus family outside of a Red Cross shelter in Nebraska.
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A Disaster in My Own Backyard: Deploying to the Nebraska Floods Response

by April Oppliger, American Red Cross Employee and Volunteer April 2, 2019April 2, 2019

When disasters happen, the American Red Cross is there to bring help and hope. This March, it was the people of my home state of Nebraska who needed the Red …

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Midwest & Southern Plains Disasters: Where to Get & Give Help

by Taelor Duckworth May 1, 2017May 2, 2017

After a weekend of severe weather, Red Cross teams across the country are responding to local communities in need. From a blizzard in Kansas to tornadoes in Texas and flooding …

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Wednesday March 16, 2016. McClain, Mississippi. Suzy Cooley and Aaron Cooley brave the flood waters on a fishing boat in McClain, MS. Red Cross volunteer, Sarah Basel, notifies them of a nearby Red Cross Point of Contact.
Disaster

Disasters of 2016, In Photos

by Sarah Layton December 27, 2016December 27, 2016

Pictures only tell part of the story. Behind every smoldered house or small boat rowing through flood waters, there’s a neighborhood lost; a family reeling. And a recovery operation launched, …

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Disaster

Surviving Disaster for the Second Time

by Jordan Scott March 29, 2016

Written by Stefanie Arcangelo, American Red Cross for Texas Gulf Coast Blog At 1:45 a.m. on March 10, 2016, Stacey Kellum and her family were watching the creek, fed by …

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Texas Flooding Recovery: Stories from Red Cross Volunteers

by American Red Cross June 9, 2015February 23, 2017

Content in the “Overcoming Challenges to Deliver a Hot Meal and a Smile” section written by Michele Maki, American Red Cross, Central & South Texas Region  The American Red Cross has …

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Disaster, History

Thirty-Eight Years Later, She Remembers the Flood

by Sarah Layton April 3, 2015April 3, 2015

Right before Easter in 1977, a record-breaking flood hit the Appalachia region. The USGS reports show “heavy rains fell over…Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia during the period of April 2-5.” “In 1977, I …

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Mirad, his wife, and a Red Cross volunteer
Disaster, International, Volunteers

It’s Still Raining in the Balkans, But Families Move Forward

by Jenelle Eli September 25, 2014

This blog post was written by Wendy Brightman, a Red Cross volunteer who deployed to Bosnia and Herzegovina to assist with cash distribution to families recovering from heavy flooding that …

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Health & Safety

Getting It Right: Flood Myth vs. Fact

by Sarah Layton April 30, 2014September 8, 2016

There are lots of myths out there about what’s ok during a flood, and sometimes simply uninformed decisions. That’s why the Red Cross works to share information and help ensure …

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Disaster, Health & Safety

Know the Difference: Warnings and Watches

by Kristiana Almeida April 28, 2014March 6, 2017

This post has been updated for accuracy and editorial style With last night’s slew of damaging storms, and the next few days looking very dangerous for many parts of the …

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Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head!

by Kristiana Almeida February 27, 2014

I live in Southern California. If you’ve been locked in by snow for the past two months, you may not know this, but we’re suffering from the exact opposite problem …

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