LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A skilled volunteer from the American Pink Cross of Southern Nevada was despatched to Anchorage, Alaska, to assist greater than 2,000 folks displaced by extreme flooding.
The flooding was brought on by Storm Halong, which pummeled Alaska’s western coast this week. Excessive winds toppled properties and storm surges inundated villages, in line with a launch from the Pink Cross.
“When disaster strikes, the American Red Cross answers the call, no matter where help is needed,” Rachel Flanigan, Government Director of the American Pink Cross Southern Nevada Chapter, stated. “Our volunteers are dedicated to providing comfort, shelter, and hope to those impacted by the devastating flooding in Alaska, helping them take the first steps toward rebuilding their lives and communities.”
A Pink Cross of Southern Nevada volunteer, Tammy Brandl, of Pahrump, flew to Anchorage on Thursday, Oct. 16, to help with emergency sheltering efforts.
Brandl has been deployed almost 30 occasions by the Pink Cross to assist assist catastrophe reduction and brings intensive expertise and compassion to the function, the discharge stated.
Two distant communities, Kipnuk and Kwigillingok, had been a few of the hardest hit and are at the moment solely accessible by air or sea. Residents had been rescued by helicopter and brought to a shelter the place Pink Cross catastrophe reduction volunteers supplied help.
Evacuees are actually being airlifted 400 miles to Anchorage, with the Pink Cross working carefully with native, state, and tribal officers to assist present secure shelter, meals, emergency reduction provides, emotional assist, and well being providers.
“As Red Cross volunteers, we are driven by a deep commitment to help people in their moments of greatest need,” Flanigan stated. “Providing comfort, hope and support to those affected by disasters is not just what we do—it’s who we are. Standing with communities during their toughest times is both an honor and a responsibility we take to heart.”
