American Red Cross is Responding to Multiple Disasters

For Immediate Release

47 responders from the Missouri and Arkansas Region are deployed

ST LOUIS, MO (August 23, 2023) – The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas Region is supporting numerous disasters across the nation including the Maui wildfire, forest fires in California and Washington, Hurricane Hillary in southern California and Nevada, tropical depression in Texas, flooding in Bollinger County, Missouri and tornado relief in Missouri and Arkansas.

Currently, 47 people from Missouri and Arkansas are deployed to help with these disasters nationally and in Missouri.

Nine of the individuals are from Arkansas and 38 are deployed from Missouri.

From the Greater St. Louis Chapter, 13 people are deployed to disasters around the country and locally in the state:

seven people are deployed to Hurricane Hillary in California,
four people are deployed to Hawaii, and
two people to Bollinger County/Southeast Missouri flooding.

“Time and time again, we have seen our responders from Missouri and Arkansas step up to provide help and hope to those in need during their darkest hour,” Chris Harmon, Regional Disaster Officer for the American Red Cross Missouri and Arkansas said. “And we will continue to do so for as long as there is a need, whether at home or across the country.”

The American Red Cross is working tirelessly to deliver compassionate and equitable care to the many who are picking up the pieces following these disasters. The Red Cross is working with our partners to provide shelters, meals, disaster health care and mental health services, and spiritual care to help families and individuals begin the recovery process. In the weeks and months ahead, the Red Cross will remain on the ground to partner with the community and provide services throughout the healing and recovery process.

How to help

To help people affected by disasters like fires, storms and countless other crises make a gift to Red Cross Disaster Relief by, visiting redcross.org, calling 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767) or texting the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small.

To sign up to become a volunteer, visit www.redcross.org/volunteertoday