With more rain predicted for neighborhoods along the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, the American Red Cross continues to help people impacted by disastrous flooding in the Midwest while preparing to launch additional response efforts if needed.
Red Cross workers are currently assisting residents in Nebraska, Arkansas, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, South Dakota and Missouri. More than 1,000 Red Cross disaster workers are on the ground across the nine states, providing shelter and meals, relief supplies, health, mental health and spiritual care services, damage assessment, help planning next steps and other support such as providing refreshments to people filling sandbags to protect homes and businesses from flood waters.
The Red Cross has:
Opened more than 64 shelters with partners, providing more than 6,600 overnight stays.
With partners, provided more than 121,900 meals.
Distributed more than 74,000 relief supplies.
Deployed nearly 30 disaster emergency response vehicles.
Provided more than 2,700 health, mental health and spiritual care services.
Nearly two-thirds of the lower 48 states face an elevated risk for flooding through May, with the potential for major or moderate flooding in 25 states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). More than 200 million people are at risk for flooding in their communities.
