Deadly tornadoes ripped across parts of Alabama and Georgia on Thursday, March 25, leaving behind a 100-mile path of destruction. VOLUNTEER INFORMATION ETOWAH COUNTY, ALABAMA | SHELBY COUNTY, ALABAMA | NEWNAN, GEORGIA Areas in and around Birmingham and points east were hit hard by the latest storms. Newnan, Georgia, southwest of Atlanta, also reported widespread…
A Calling to Serve
Helping tornado victims is profoundly personal for Samaritan’s Purse volunteer Chris Bailey. He experienced a twister first-hand as a child and also the power of selfless service to help upturned lives. Chris is volunteering with Samaritan’s Purse to assist families in Calhoun County, Alabama, after several tornadoes carved a 100-mile track of destruction through the…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Alabama Family Thankful for Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are hard at work across multiple locations in Alabama after powerful tornadoes and storms devastated a number of communities. We are clearing yard debris, cutting up fallen trees, and covering damaged roofs with heavy-duty tarp material. Among the homeowners we have helped is Michael Beck, who survived a twister that touched down…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Responding in Flooded Nashville
Rivers and creeks in Nashville, Tennessee, were near their highest levels in more than a decade after torrential rainfall triggered flash flooding throughout the city. Scores of homes were damaged. Sadly, at least seven deaths have been reported. We have staff members on the ground alongside one of our disaster relief units—a tractor trailer filled…
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Samaritan’s Purse Volunteers Serve in Flooded Nashville
Update (April 12): Our response in Nashville was completed on April 10. Volunteers worked hard in the Nashville, Tennessee, area where heavy rains caused severe flooding and widespread damage. More than seven inches of rain in less than 48 hours made this the second highest two-day rainfall in Nashville history and resulted in a deadly…
Teachers Offer Lesson in Service
Hours after an EF-4 tornado forged a path of destruction through Newnan, Georgia, families awoke to a town unrecognizable. The dawn light revealed damage that stretched for miles—reducing community blocks to piles of splinters and fallen trees. “It was kind of like walking into a war zone: houses gone, people just wandering the streets with…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Volunteers Help Flooded Homeowners in Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Severe spring thunderstorms rolled through Louisiana in mid-May and dumped massive amounts of rain across the southern portion of the state, leading to dangerous flash floods and hundreds of home evacuations. Twenty-plus inches of rain soaked Iberville Parish, 28 miles south of Baton Rouge. An inflatable flood barrier, known as an AquaDam, was set up…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Major Flooding in Arkansas and Mississippi
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are already hard at work in Desha County, Arkansas, and Bolivar County, Mississippi, following widespread flash flooding that engulfed parts of both states. Over 20 inches of rain fell in some areas. VOLUNTEER ARKANSAS | MISSISSIPPI Dumas was one of the hardest-hit places. Entire communities in Desha County were overwhelmed by fast-rising…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Providing New Beginnings in Mississippi
Christine Daughrity watched helplessly as the floodwaters gathered and rose around her Mound Bayou, Mississippi, home following days of heavy rain in the Delta. Then her son noticed that the water had seeped into their living room and kitchen. “The water was getting high inside of the house and I knew we needed to get…
Crisis & Disaster Response
Samaritan’s Purse Responding to Historic Flooding in Metro Detroit
Metro Detroit is recovering from one of its wettest months on record and its heaviest single-day rainfall in nearly a century. Torrential thunderstorms swept through the area over two days last month bringing historic levels of flooding to the region. Seven inches of rain drenched Detroit and surrounding Wayne County in late June causing widespread…
