Volunteers Deploy to Assist Northeast Corridor Flood Victims

By Brian Scoles

Though the waters slowly subside, the Upstate South Carolina Chapter sends relief workers to help flood victims in the Northeast Corridor of the United States.

Volunteers Sue Sidel and Kathy Retherford are readying for deployment tomorrow morning to assist disaster victims with assessing their losses due to flood damage. Joe Hawkins departed the Upstate this morning to drive an Emergency Response Vehicle and distribute food to victims who are returning home to begin the long process of rebuilding their lives.

To date, 4500 homes have been determined by the Red Cross to have received major or minor damage or have been destroyed completely. 18 counties in New York and Pennsylvania have been declared federal disaster areas and the Red Cross is still in the affected area performing damage assessments.