By Glynn Wilson – MOBILE, Ala. — It’s August on the Gulf Coast. Watch out for hurricanes. Just as the residents of Louisiana are beginning to clean up and recover from record floods, a weather event the American Red Cross is calling the worst disaster in the United States since Super Storm Sandy hit the…
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AmeriCares Deploys Relief Workers to Louisiana for Flood Assistance
Parts of Louisiana received more than two feet of rain in recent days, causing massive flooding that overwhelmed rivers and engulfed homes and businesses. Emergency crews have rescued more than 20,000 survivors, and more than 11,000 survivors have signed up for disaster assistance. The federal government has issued a major disaster declaration for four parishes…