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Red Cross prepares to respond to Hurricane Zeta

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Red Cross prepares to respond to Hurricane Zeta
Red Cross prepares to respond to Hurricane Zeta
Red Cross prepares to respond to Hurricane Zeta

TO RESPOND TO ZETA.AS HURRICANES A DATA SETS ITSSIGHTS ON THE GULF COAST.THE RED CROSS IS MOVING IN TOHELP AND BILOXI AREA PREPARINGON THE COAST FOR ANYTHING THATMIGHT HAPPEN ANY SHELTERS THATARE BEING SET UP IN MISSISSIPPISPECIFICALLY.WE’RE OPENING THOSE UP ANDHELPING THE STAFF THOSE THE GULFCOAST HAS ALREADY BEEN BATTEREDBY HURRICANES THIS YEAR MANY REDCROSS STAFF AND WHEN TEARSHAVING TO TRAVEL FOR DISASTERRESPONSE EVERY COUPLE WEEKS, IRESOURCES ARE STRETCHED REALLYTHIN AND THAT INCLUDES OUR HUMANRESOURCES.I VOLUNTEERS EVEN THROUGH THEIREXHAUSTION.THEY WILL SHOW UP AGAIN ANDAGAIN AND AGAIN AND PLANS AREBEING MADE TO HELP THOSE WHO AREAFFECTED BY HURRICANE ZETAINCLUDING MENTAL HEALTH HELP.ARE YOU?OKAY THE YOU HAVE FOOD YOU HAVEGOALS.DO YOU HAVE WATER YOU HAVESHELTER ALSO, HOW ARE YOU DOINGWITH MANY ON THE COAST DEALINGWITH?MULTIPLE EVACUATIONS THISHURRICANE SEASON AND THEHARDSHIPS OF THE PANDEMIC MENTALHEALTH HAS BEEN ON THE FOREFRONTAND THERE ARE FREE RESOURCES TOTAKE ADVANTAGE OF THROUGH THERIGHT CROSS.WE ALSO HAVE A WHOLE COURSE ATRAINING SERVICES VIRTUAL COURSETO HELP PEOPLE THAT ARE DEALINGWITH THE HARDSHIPS OF COVID BEABLE TO JUST COPE 2020 IS TIMETO BE THE MOST ACTIVE HURRICANESEASON RECORDED AND WITH THESEASON NOT ENDING UNTIL NOVEMBER30TH.THE RED CROSS SAYS THEY ARESTILL ASKING FOR ANYONE WHO CANHELP AND KEEPING THEIR GUARD UP.

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