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New Mexico Wildfires – Red Cross Helping as Thousands Evacuated
Deployed more than 200 disaster workers
Provided more than 2,200 overnight stays for more than 565 residents.
Provided more than 27,700 meals and snacks
Update as of July 5, 2024:
In New Mexico, floodwaters and debris have damaged hundreds of homes and businesses. Both the Salt Fire and South Fork Fire are almost 90% contained and officials report lightning caused the South Fork Fire which scorched more than 17,500 acres.
Today, the Red Cross is responding to twice as many major disasters as we did a decade ago to help families and communities struggling with more frequent and intense extreme weather.
RED CROSS RESPONSE The Red Cross has begun offering financial assistance for those who need help recovering and whose primary residences were destroyed or sustained eligible structural damage. This assistance will allow people to make their own decisions and prioritize what their family needs most to start recovering. Funds can help families replace clothes or food, offset transportation costs, replace religious or spiritual items, and support other immediate needs, such as verified, disaster-caused health and mental health concerns. The Red Cross works with partners and community advocates to identify households whose homes were destroyed or sustained eligible damage. This outreach includes sending mobile teams of Red Cross workers into heavily damaged neighborhoods and setting up enrollment sites. If you have questions about Red Cross financial assistance or other services call 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767).
More than 200 trained Red Cross disaster workers from all over the U.S. are helping both in person and virtually. Since shelters were opened for this disaster, the Red Cross and our partners have provided more than 2,200 overnight stays, along with almost 27,700 meals and snacks and more than 7,800 relief supplies. More information on what the Red Cross is doing in New Mexico here.
YOU CAN HELP people affected by disasters like storms, fires and countless other crises by making a gift to Red Cross Disaster Relief. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small. Visit redcross.org, call 800-RED-CROSS (800-733-2767), or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
PLEASE GIVE BLOOD Since the start of 2024, severe weather has caused approximately 20,000 blood donations to go uncollected. The American Red Cross critically needs blood and platelet donors now. Donors of all blood types are needed, especially those with type O blood and donors giving platelets. The Red Cross encourages those in unaffected areas to make and keep blood donation appointments now using the Red Cross Blood Donor App, by visiting RedCrossBlood.org or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
About the American Red Cross:
The American Red Cross shelters, feeds and provides comfort to victims of disasters; supplies about 40% of the nation’s blood; teaches skills that save lives; distributes international humanitarian aid; and supports veterans, military members and their families. The Red Cross is a nonprofit organization that depends on volunteers and the generosity of the American public to deliver its mission. For more information, please visit redcross.org or CruzRojaAmericana.org, or follow us on social media.