NORTH CAROLINA
HURRICANE FLORENCE RELIEF SEPTEMBER 2018 - PRESENT
September 20, 2018
CURRENT SITUATION Hurricane Florence made landfall just outside of Wilmington, North Carolina on September 14th. Despite weakening in intensity to a category 1 storm, 90 mph winds uprooted trees and left hundreds of thousands without power. Dumping 18 trillion gallons of rain, Florence is the wettest tropical system to ever hit North and South Carolina. Record breaking rainfall, coupled with storm surge, caused a flooding crisis and emergency evacuations across the Carolinas.
INITIAL ASSESSMENTS All Hands and Hearts - Smart Response is on the ground in New Bern, North Carolina where officials state that over 4,300 homes and 300 businesses in this area were damaged. Severely impacted by the storm, local government called on our rapid response team to establish a volunteer reception center in the community. The largest need at the moment is coordinating spontaneous unaffiliated volunteers and providing experienced team leadership.
SCOPE OF WORK As we support New Bern, our team has also begun assessing Fayetteville, Lumberton, and the surrounding areas. We hope to locate communities that may not yet be receiving assistance. Based on our initial assessments, our teams will focus on mucking and gutting, debris removal, mold sanitation, and chainsaw work.
ALL HANDS AND HEARTS SMART RESPONSE Effectively and efficiently addresses the immediate and long-term needs of communities impacted by natural disasters. By listening to local people, and deploying a unique model of engaging volunteers to enable direct impact, we rebuild safe, resilient schools, homes and other community infrastructure.
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