Red Cross gets 3,000 missing person requests in wake of Helene

Karah Rucker

WE’RE CONTINUING TO FOLLOW THE AFTERMATH OF HURRICANE HELENE.

CREWS ARE SEARCHING FOR HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE STILL MISSING FOLLOWING THE STORM. 

ACCORDING TO FEMA, THE RED CROSS GOT 3-THOUSAND REQUESTS FROM PEOPLE LOOKING FOR LOVED ONES IN THE PAST 24 HOURS. 

HOMELAND SECURITY SECRETARY ALEJANDRO MAYORKAS, WHO OVERSEES FEMA … SAYS IT’S ALL HANDS ON DECK WITH RECOVERY EFFORTS. 

we have delivered 1.9 million ready meals.. We’ve delivered 1 million liters of water.. 95 thousand tarps.. We are surging all resources… not just federally within the dept of homeland security but at the presidents direction .. from the dept of defense.. The dept of energy, the env. Protection agency, health and human services.. The army corp engineer. This is an all of government effort with state and local governments with the first responder community.” 

IN TENNESSEE, HIGH WATER TRAPPED MULTIPLE EMPLOYEES AT A PLASTICS FACTORY. 

THE COMPANY CONFIRMED THAT SOME OF THE WORKERS DID NOT SURVIVE. 

RESCUERS ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING THROUGH THE WRECKAGE TO FIND WORKERS WHO ARE STILL MISSING.

THERE WAS AT LEAST ONE REPORT THAT MANAGERS WOULD NOT LET THE EMPLOYEES LEAVE.

BUT THE COMPANY DENIES THAT. 

OFFICIALS SAY AT LEAST 130 PEOPLE ACROSS FIVE STATES ARE DEAD.

ON WEDNESDAY, PRESIDENT BIDEN PLANS TO VISIT NORTH CAROLINA ON AND VICE PRESIDENT KAMALA WILL TRAVEL TO GEORGIA TO SEE THE DAMAGE.

FOR SAN I’M … KARAH RUCKER. 

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