The Salvation Army continues to provide critical aid, including food, hydration, clean-up kits and emotional/spiritual care to North Dakota and Minnesota residents threatened by flood waters of historic proportion. Since Friday, when volunteers first began filling sand bags and building … Read more
Fargo, North Dakota – Salvation Army staff and volunteers from across Minnesota and North Dakota are feeding thousands of Fargo/Moorhead area volunteers as they prepare for flood waters that could devastate the entire community. http://www.flickr.com/photos/thesalvationarmy/sets/72157615815241638/ Fargo city officials estimate as … Read more
On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike, the third most destructive hurricane in the history of the United States, pummelled the shores of the Gulf Coast. The aftermath left thousands displaced and desperate for food. Two weeks after landfall, more than … Read more
GALVESTON, TEXAS – September 15, 2008 – You can’t tell where the water ends. Miles and miles of gulf water has flooded neighbourhoods and debris is everywhere. Buildings are torn apart from rooftops to door hinges. ”The devastation is heart-wrenching,” … Read more
ALEXANDRIA, VA., – September 12, 2008 – The Salvation Army today is supporting the evacuation and shelter operations ordered by the State of Texas prior to the anticipated landfall of Hurricane Ike late Friday. In anticipation of the growing storm, … Read more
August 19, 2008 – FLORIDA – Salvation Army personnel throughout Florida are mobilizing to respond to Tropical Storm Fay, which forecasters are predicting could hit western Florida. The Salvation Army has stationed 30 canteens (or mobile kitchens) in the southern, … Read more
USA – The Salvation Army immediately responded yesterday after a gunman entered a lecture hall on the Northern Illinois University campus in DeKalb , Ill. , and opened fire killing six people and injuring at least 15 others before turning … Read more
Feb 8th – 2008 – USA – After 57 tornadoes and storms ripped through the Central United States on Tuesday, at least 55 people have been killed and hundreds more injured. It is the nation’s deadliest string of tornadoes since … Read more
Feb 7th, 2008 – USA – The Salvation Army quickly responded after the deadliest wave of tornadoes to hit the southern states in a decade killed at least 55 people. Salvation Army emergency disaster service vehicles (canteens) were deployed in … Read more
Feb 6th – USA – Here is an update on what has been reported so far about Army disaster response in the wake of last night’s tornados and severe storms. The Weather Channel is reporting 57 confirmed tornadoes overnight and … Read more