30 August, 2017
To help ramp up support for victims of Hurricane Harvey's devastation, American and United Airlines are offering bonus miles to anyone makes charitable donations.
"Oh my gosh it's horrific it's just one of those uncontrollable tragedies the need is great already as the storm goes away the need is going to be even greater", said Maj.
Hurricane Harvey made landfall in Houston late last week, causing amounts of damage that National Weather Service meteorologists called "unprecedented" and "beyond anything experienced" in an announcement Sunday.
The Red Cross in Texas has also asked people to volunteer.
Red Cross volunteers are loading supplies onto trucks there and waiting for the flooding to recede in Houston so they can infiltrate neighborhoods and start passing out water, food, cleaning supplies, and moral support.
We have partnered with WQLN-TV to help raise money for the Red Cross and victims of Hurricane Harvey.
It's critical that anyone exposed to the water has up to date tetanus and other shots, and that they disinfect their entire bodies as quickly as possible.
Right now, many roads are closed, so they can only get so far. But most people in the midst of such trauma aren't aware of these important measures - they are trying to process what is happening to them. Home Depot will also send its Team Depot volunteers to help the cleanup effort and deliver supplies to the affected areas. "We are beginning a massive relief effort". "Our biggest needs are volunteers and financial resources".
An American Red Cross worker from Lakewood has been missing in Houston for more than 24 hours amid the ongoing search and rescue efforts happening in flooded-out southeast Texas.
When it comes to donating money, it can be hard to know where your donation will do the most good. Lynn Speral, CEO for the American Red Cross Dakotas Region, said the goal is to determine how many people are interested in volunteering and to provide general information on training required to become a Red Cross volunteer.
