As Hurricane Sandy Hits, St. Louis Red Cross Volunteers Are There
Flights have been canceled at Lambert airport; the American Red Cross Greater St. Louis Region has dispatched 14 volunteers and five emergency response vehicles; Ameren is also dispatching utility workers east.
As the East Coast begins to be hammered by Hurricane Sandy, the St. Louis chapter of the American Red Cross has dispatched regional volunteers and emergency response vehicles to the storm-battered area. The American Red Cross Greater St. Louis Region, based in Creve Coeur, has now sent 14 volunteers and five emergency response vehicles, as the storm is already leaving tens of thousands without power. More from the Red Cross: These volunteers from around the region are serving in the relief efforts in New York, Delaware, Pennsylvania and Maryland. They are driving the emergency response vehicles, working in shelters, and assisting in the areas of mental health and staff health. At this time, all further deployments, with the exception of …
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Julie Brown Patton
4:53 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012
American Red Cross already reports opening 112 overnight shelters in nine states, securing more than 230,000 shelf-stable meals, and deploying 1,300-plus trained Red Cross workers to areas most affected by Hurricane Sandy. more ›