Hurricane Florence Relief Information

July 10, 2019 Wilmington, NC

The Riggs family received financial assistance from the Red Cross to help them recover from Hurricane Florence.

Photo by Scott Dalton/ American Red Cross.

July 11, 2019 Havelock, NC

At least 50 feet of David Rawls’ property was washed away in the storm—his home was destroyed. “It was surreal, that’s for sure,” he said. All his belongings were “out in the field.” The Red Cross provided David with $2,500 in financial assistance to help him get back on his feet. He used it to help meet many basic needs in Florence’s wake, including replacing lost clothing and buying groceries.

Photo by Scott Dalton/American Red Cross

September 20, 2018. Wallace, North Carolina

Damage remains eight days after the first impacts of Hurricane Florence were felt along the North Carolina coast. Ongoing road closures continue to limit accessibility to the area.

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September 22, 2018. Lumberton, North Carolina.

Volunteers at kitchen four in Lumberton, North Carolina work hard in the hot Carolina sun to load the Emergency Response Vehicles with food, water, snacks, and supplies to bring to local shelters and churches before dinner time. 

_{Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross}

September 22, 2018. Fayetteville, North Carolina.

During the Saturday morning meeting in Fayetteville Headquarters, Julian Delgado with Health Services explains to volunteers the process of properly administering Narcan to clients who may need it in shelters. This is the first year Red Cross shelters are arming staff and volunteers with Narcan to ensure that everyone stays safe.

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September 23, 2018. Lumberton, North Carolina.

Volunteers Bill, Winston, and Elizabeth served 150 hot meals for lunch and 150 hot meals for dinner to the families and residents in Lumberton, North Carolina at the Lumberton Junior High School this Sunday.

_{Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross} 

September 23, 2018. Ivanhoe, North Carolina.

When flood waters come rushing from below, pavement roads are forced to collapse. Large sinkholes threaten the towns of Southeast North Carolina. Cars can be totaled in minutes if extreme caution is not practiced while driving in town.

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September 25, 2018. Cumberland Baptist Church, Hope Mills, North Carolina.

Cameron came with his mother Alicia and sister Marlana to help bring 20 meals to their neighborhood for those who cannot leave their houses. This family thanked the Red Cross for coming to town. “In the Fayetteville news all you see is crime, since the hurricane happened, you see people helping people. It’s a nice change.” 

_{Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross} 

September 25, 2018. Red Springs, North Carolina.

Ariday, seven-years-old, and Randy, eleven-years-old, ran out of their front yard in their Red Springs’s home when they saw the Red Cross truck pull up. Along with their mother Yadira and three adorable dogs, they received hot dinners for their family. 

_{Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross} 

September 26, 2018. Fayetteville, North Carolina.

Volunteers in the Fayetteville Warehouse work hard to load up the 14 trucks going out from that location in the morning to get them ready to go out to the community.

_{Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross} 

September 26, 2018. Spring Lake, North Carolina.

Vincent and Jennifer Baker live with their three daughters ages eight, ten, and twelve in Spring Lake, North Carolina and are still without power two weeks after Hurricane Florence, making it difficult to keep food in the house. “The Red Cross delivered hot meals to us last night and came back to give us MRE’s today, now you are back again!” Volunteers delivered clean up kits to the Baker family and their neighbors to help them recover.

_{Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross} 

September 26, 2018. Raeford, North Carolina.

Hurricane Florence came tearing through Raeford, North Carolina leaving the town devastated. Everything from furniture to clothes are at the curbs of most homes, showing that they have lost everything. Red Cross trucks pulled up to neighborhoods in Raeford delivering MRE’s, clean up kits, rakes, shovels, bleach, garbage bags and much more to help with the cleaning up of homes that are still destroyed from the storm.

_{Photo by Daniel Cima/American Red Cross}