American Red Cross Prepares for Hurricane Beryl

 By Charles Hawes, Capital News

The American Red Cross is gearing up for the anticipated landfall of Hurricane Beryl in Texas next week, as Red Cross societies across the Caribbean rush to provide aid in the wake of Beryl’s devastation. Current projections indicate the storm will reach Texas early next week, potentially leaving thousands in need of emergency shelter. Southern Texas faces an increasing risk of strong winds, heavy rain, and storm surge this weekend, with life-threatening rip currents expected along the Gulf Coast.

Beryl's life-threatening rains and winds have severely affected the most vulnerable populations in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Dominica, and Barbados. It is the strongest hurricane to hit Jamaica in over a decade. Today, the storm is battering Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula. The American Red Cross is rushing to complete preparations to aid tens of thousands of people in Hurricane Beryl's path as the storm approaches the Gulf Coast. Hundreds of trained disaster workers, truckloads of relief supplies, and numerous emergency response vehicles (ERVs) are being deployed over the holiday weekend to potential impact areas.

The Red Cross is also coordinating with local community partners and emergency responders to support evacuation centers for those needing shelter. Residents are advised to monitor local weather updates and prepare for the storm. In the Caribbean, Beryl's devastating impact has created a critical need for safe shelter and basic services. Local Red Cross teams face significant challenges accessing affected areas to provide life-saving assistance. More volunteers are en route to help. Priorities include distributing relief items, restoring communication systems, and re-establishing power and telecommunication services. Hygiene kits, cleaning kits, tool kits, kitchen sets, tarpaulins, blankets, and mosquito nets have been dispatched to the hardest-hit islands to meet immediate needs. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is coordinating the response with local Red Cross societies. A combined humanitarian effort across the islands is urgently needed. The American Red Cross remains in close contact with its network partners and stands ready to assist as requested outside the U.S.

If concerned about a U.S. citizen traveling or living abroad, contact the US State Department Office of Overseas Citizens Services and Crisis Management at 1-888-407-4747 or online at: US State Department.For non-U.S. citizens, submit an inquiry on the Red Cross website: International Reconnecting Families Inquiry Form. In the U.S., those seeking information about someone affected by a recent disaster can visit the American Red Cross Contact and Locate Loved Ones page, available in Spanish as well.

    The American Red Cross's Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) and Disaster Responder members ensure preparedness before disasters strike. Their generosity secures a reliable funding base for disaster relief services, enabling immediate response to meet the needs of those affected by disasters. ADGP $1M Members: Amazon; American Airlines; Anheuser-Busch Foundation; Bank of America; Caterpillar Foundation; CMA CGM Foundation; Costco Wholesale; Delta Air Lines; Elevance Health Foundation; Enterprise Mobility Foundation; FedEx; Lilly Endowment Inc.; Lowe's Companies, Inc.; McDonald’s Corporation; Merck; Microsoft; Nationwide Foundation; The Pfizer Foundation; The Starbucks Foundation; State Farm; Takeda; Truist Foundation; VSP Vision; Walmart and the Walmart Foundation; Wells Fargo.

        ADGP $500k Members: Altria Group; American Express; Aon; Bread Financial; Capital One; Chick-fil-A; Citi Foundation; The Clorox Company; Danaher Foundation; Darden Foundation; Delta Dental; DHL Supply Chain; Draft Kings; Edison International; Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation; Ford Motor Company Fund; Fox Corporation; General Motors; Google.org; HCA Healthcare; The Home Depot Foundation; The J.M. Smucker Company; Johnson Controls Foundation; Kaiser Permanente; The Kraft Heinz Company Foundation; The Kroger Co. Foundation; Liberty Mutual Insurance; Mastercard; Mondelēz International Foundation; New Balance Foundation; Paul Davis Restoration; PayPal; PepsiCo Foundation; Pet Smart Charities; Salesforce; Southeastern Grocers Gives Foundation & Southeastern Grocers, Harveys Supermarket and Winn-Dixie; Stryker; Target; The TJX Companies, Inc.; Toyota; United Airlines; UPS; USAA; U.S. Bank Foundation; Visa Foundation; The Walt Disney Company; The Wawa Foundation; Wesco.

    Disaster Responder Members: The 7-Eleven Cares Foundation; Adobe; The AES Corporation; ALDI; American Tire Distributors; American Water Charitable Foundation; Ameriprise Financial; Assurant; AvalonBay Communities, Inc.; Avangrid Foundation; Barclays; Bath & Body Works; Big 5 Sporting Goods; Build-A-Bear Foundation; CarMax; CDW; Charles Schwab Foundation; Choice Hotels International; Cisco Foundation; CNA Insurance; The Coca-Cola Foundation; The Deluxe Foundation; The DICK’S Sporting Goods Foundation; Discover; Dollar General; Dollar Tree and Family Dollar; Duke Energy; Equitable; FirstEnergy Corporation; Harbor Freight Tools Foundation, LLC; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation; HP Foundation; International Paper; Invitation Homes; Keurig Dr Pepper; Kimberly-Clark Corporation; L’Oréal; The Labcorp Charitable Foundation; Lenovo Foundation; LHC Group; LKQ; Lockheed Martin Corporation; Macy’s, Inc.; Major League Baseball; Marathon Petroleum Corporation; Martin Marietta; Masco; Mattress Firm; McKesson Foundation; MetLife Foundation; The Middleby Corporation; Neiman Marcus Group; NextEra Energy, Inc.; Norfolk Southern; Northrop Grumman Foundation; Northwestern Mutual; Novartis; Old Dominion Freight Line; Pacific Life Foundation; Phillips 66; Prudential; Raymond James; RBC Foundation USA; Reckitt; Reliance, Inc.; Reynolds American Inc.; RTX; Ryder System, Inc.; Santander; Security Finance’s Lending Hand Foundation; ServiceNow; Southwest Airlines; Stanley Black & Decker; Tata Consultancy Services; U-Haul International; Ulta Beauty; U.S. Foods; Yum! Brands; Zurich.



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