Pat Bos serves meals out of the Red Cross truck in North Carolina.
CHARLESTON, S.C. —
The local Chapter of the American Red Cross is helping people in Minot, North Dakota as floodwaters remain an impediment to their return to normal life.
For the fourth time since April of this year, Pat Bos, a volunteer with the Lowcountry Red Cross in Charleston, has left his home to help others in need. He previously deployed to North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama.
In North Dakota, where he will remain for at least two weeks, Pat will work in logistics and warehouse supervision.
Some Minot residents have been able to return to their neighborhoods, while others remain under evacuation orders.
Nearly 300 people are still receiving refuge in American Red Cross shelters, while others are turning to the Red Cross for help with the stress of the disaster and materials to clean their homes.
To date, the Red Cross has managed five shelters in the Minot area, providing more than 5,800 overnight stays. Red Cross workers have manned six feeding sites, serving more than 170,000 meals and snacks.
The Red Cross has deployed 22 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) to help with mobile feeding and distribution of supplies, and provided more than 2,000 items like brooms, mops, and sponges and comfort items like toothbrushes, soap, deodorant and other basic necessities throughout affected communities.
