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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Central Valley volunteers are chipping successful a nationwide effort to assistance the radical affected by Hurricane Helene.
Hurricane Helene has already killed much than 215 radical and chopped thousands disconnected from energy. 50,000 inferior workers from astatine slightest 40 states and Canada are successful the southeast restoring powerfulness - 400 of them are PG&E workers.
“Within the past 24 to 36 hours is erstwhile it was determined that we were going to nonstop PG&E crews there,” said Jeff Smith, PG&E spokesperson. “These are mostly electrical crews, not state crews. And they're conscionable going to beryllium going to locations and restoring the power. It's a large commonality among utilities successful bid to effort and marque definite that customers, wherever they whitethorn be, person those types of indispensable services.”
Fresno volunteers with the American Red Cross are already successful North Carolina, which is 1 of the hardest deed states by Hurricane Helene.
“People person travel into our shelters with thing but the apparel connected their backs. And truthful close now, you know, we're conscionable making definite their basal contiguous needs are met,” said Taylor Poisall with the Red Cross.
The program is to proceed to nonstop much radical to assistance alleviation efforts. In total, 10 Central Valley Red Cross volunteers are successful the south.
“Some are supervising shelters. Some are making definite our much than 1,200 radical person a harmless spot to slumber astatine night. And we person others who are manning logistics oregon assemblage relations,” Poisall said.
To larn however to assistance radical affected by the hurricane, sojourn the Red Cross website.
