Upstate Red Cross Sends Volunteers to Help with North Texas Flooding

Shallow puddles suddenly rose from ankles to knees, and then to the shoulders of residents in North Central Texas. Flooding in Texas began two weeks ago, centered near Gainesville (60 miles north of Ft. Worth, just below the Oklahoma border) in the north central section of the state. It spread to over 47 counties in the north and north-central areas of the state.

These floods have caused tremendous damage and inflicted extreme hardship on those in the affected counties. Eight volunteers from the Upstate Red Cross were activated and responded last week to calls for assistance. They conducted damage assessment in areas known to be affected, assisted in shelter operations to house those displaced from their homes, and staffing needs for Red Cross responders.

They joined 528 Red Cross volunteers from many chapters throughout the country who came together to care for the immediate, disaster-caused needs of the Texas victims facing flood damage.

We are proud of our volunteers. We wish them well and look forward to their return in a couple of weeks.