Devastating storms plowed through Mississippi over the week-end, leaving death, injury and destruction in its wake. Operation Compassion and its network of disaster relief agencies responded to the destruction in Yazoo City. Operation Compassion and its network of disaster relief agencies has clean-up crews, hot meal feeding crews and trucks loaded with relief goods and supplies making their way into the region. Continue reading 'Operation Compassion Responds to Disaster in Yazoo City, MS'»
During the past couple of weeks, the Atlanta Metro area has received more than 15inches of rain creating a devastating flood in many areas. Most of these areas have not flooded in 20 or 30 years, including Six Flags over Georgia. There have been multiple road closings, hundreds of homes and business are under water and schools have been closed or inaccessible. Unfortunately, 8 lives have been lost in the flood waters as well. Continue reading 'Metro Atlanta Experiences Extreme Flooding'»
This past weekend was one of the worst times across the United States for tornadoes. Beginning with a line of severe thunderstorms that formed overnight, tornadoes were a threat until early Sunday morning across one half of our nation. One of the worst storms occurred in Mena, AR, a farming community not far from the Oklahoma state line. The line of storms that produced this killer tornado devastated the area as more than 1,000 homes and businesses were destroyed or severely damaged, more than 22 people were injured and 3 persons were killed.
Continue reading 'Operation Compassion Responds to Tornado Outbreak'»
On January 26th, 2009 one of the worst ice storms in recent history blasted the central part of the country. Ice, as thick as two inches, provided a blanket over power lines, trees and roadways making travel nearly impossible from northeast Arkansas to the Northeast. Kentucky, Ohio and extreme northern Tennessee received the nastiest of the weather. Utility companies expect power to be out in these areas for up to two weeks. Continue reading 'Ice Storm Paralyzes Mid-West'»
HURRICANE GUSTAV:
Gustav came ashore along the Louisiana Gulf Coast cutting a path of destruction almost as wide as the state is itself. While New Orleans was spared the brunt of the storm, Baton Rouge was not as fortunate. Within hours of Gustav’s passing through the area, Operation Compassion was on the move into the area with immediate relief supplies. Continue reading 'Operation Compassion Responds to Calls for Disaster Assistance'»
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