South Florida Red Cross volunteers in Louisiana providing relief in Hurricane Laura aftermath

Red Cross volunteers from South Florida are in Lousiania are providing critical relief in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

ARE IN LOUISIANA PROVIDINGCRITICAL RELIEF IN THEAFTERMATH OF HURRICANE LAURA.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S LINNIESUPALL SPOKE TO ONE OF THEMABOUT THE RECOVERY EFFORTS .<< CHARLES PARKER IS SHOWINGUS A GLIMPSE OF THE WRECKAGELAURA LEFT BEHIND&ANDDESCRIBING THE DEVASTATIONAFTER POWERFUL WINDS RIPPETHROUGH LOUISIANA& LAKECHARLESÃNO POWER, NO TRAFFICLIGHTS, POWER LINES ARE DOWNIN MOST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOBECAUSE TREES ARE DOWN 90PERCENT HAVE ROOF DAMAGE, SOMEOF THE HOMES HAD TREES BLOWNINTO THE HOMES PARKER MADE THE900 MILE TREK FROM WEST PALMBEACH TO LOUISIANA EARLIERTHIS WEEK& HESOUTH FLORIDA RED CROSSRESPONSE TEAM&WHICH INCLUDES15 VOLUNTEERS& THIS IS AS BADOF DAMAGE AS ICOMPARING IT TO MICHAEVOLUNTEERS SPENT MOST OFFRIDAY AT A WAREHOUSE IN BATONROUGE& LOADING BOXES OF FOODTO DISTRIBUTE TO THECOMMUNITY.

THIS WEEKEND - THEYPLAN TO TRAVEL ABOUT 2 HOURSWEST TO LAKE CHARLESÃONE OFTHE HARDEST HIT AREAS& BUT THEMISSION WILL BE MET WITH MANYCHALLENGES& COMMUNICATION ISPRETTY MUCH CUT OFF DOWN THERE& NO INTERNET SERVICE NO CELLSERVICE& WHEN YOU STARTGETTING HURRICANE FORCE WINDSAND TREES SNAPPING OFF ANDPOWER POLES SNAPPING OFFYOUINFRASTRUCTURE& THE AMERICANRED CROSS HAS 4-HUNDREDWORKERS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTYASSISTING WITH HURRICANERELIEF&VOLUNTEERS SAY THEYSTAND READY TO MEET THE NEED ILOVE TO GIVE BACK &.IT IS LIKEA FAMILY&.IT MAKES THE ENTIREUS A RED CROSS FAMILY BECAUSEYOU SEE SO MANY PEOPLE AGAINAND AGAIN SUPPORTING OURNEIGHBORS ON THE LONG ROAD OFRECOVERY AHEAD.

THERE WILL BEA LOT OF NEED FOR A LONG TIMELS WPTPEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE GENEROUSNEED TO BE CAUTIOUS.

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