AT LEAST 18 people -many of them children - were killed when a flash flood/tsunami tore through Humphreys, Hickman, Houston and Dickson Counties
early Saturday morning. The city of Waverly was the hardest hit as 17'' of rain fell in the area in several hours. An unknown number of people were killed or are still missing. Hundreds
of homes and businesses were destroyed or totally vanished from the town in the rushing water. Hundreds of people have lost everything, including homes and businesses.
These people and the town need our ongoing prayers. There has been a huge outpouring of donations of food, clothing, and supplies of all kinds given to several churches in Waverly and spokespeople are saying they simply can't handle anymore at this time. Volunteers are needed to help with the cleanup. Bring your bulldozers and come on! Food trucks have come in from Nashville, and THP, National Guard and TWRA officers, some from Memphis, are serving round-the-clock in town to guard what's left from looting.
Right now, I would say contributing money to the organizations below for starters is the most urgent and appreciated support most all of us can do. Outpourings of help on all levels has been overwhelming, heartwarming and miraculous. There will be more ways to donate in the weeks to come. I personally am donating through a local church.
HOW TO HELP
- NewsChannel 5 has partnered with the Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee to help our neighbors in need. Click here to make a tax-deductible donation to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund. You can also call 615-321-4939.
- The best way to help is to donate money, but to donate items for the victims you can reach out to the Nashville Community Resource Center, the American Red Cross and the Salvation Army.
- The Humphreys County Sheriff's Office said anyone who would like to donate items to those displaced from their homes can go to the National Guard Armory in Waverly. It is located at 1421 US-70.
Gifts made to the Tennessee Emergency Response Fund will help families impacted by the severe storms and flooding. Grants will be made to nonprofits providing vital services both immediate and long-term. CFMT’s work helps free nonprofits up to concentrate on delivering services while the organization “connects generosity with need” and our community sets out to rebuild lives.
Again, I would donate money to a cause that will use it on the recovery of people's shelter and lives.
May God have mercy on these hurting people and towns.
2 comments:
Thanks for the donation link!
Now, back to Beirut 3.0 part of Saigon 2.0.
Yes, so tragic in Afghanistan.
I hesitate to post big organizations which have high overheads and big bureaucracies. I am giving through a local church in Burns outside Dickson. Also just met a vet who moved himself and his family back to Waverly in May. His parents (his father being a vet himself) lost everything except what's left of the meager shell of the house. They are all grateful to be alive. I will give directly to this family as they rebuild even if I don't get a tax deduction.
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