If an emergency has forced you to evacuate your home, the Red Cross may be able to help. Shelter Information>>
Updated September 30, 2024
The Red Cross, local emergency teams, and our partners are all focused on providing lifesaving and life-sustaining mass care services. The more than two feet of rainfall that fell on western North Carolina has resulted in flash flooding, rivers overflowing, and landslides and mudslides. The Red Cross is also focused on increasing our shelter footprint to meet the immense need. As of last night, there were more than 30 shelters with more than 1,000 individuals seeking refuge across North Carolina and South Carolina. Additional mass care services such as food, health and mental health services, and relief supplies, will all be crucial to this operation and will be ramped up over the coming days after the immediate needs of these communities are met.
Anyone who needs a safe place to stay or a warm meal can find shelter information by clicking here, by accessing the free Red Cross Emergency app or by calling 1-800-RED CROSS (800-733-2767).
All disaster assistance is free. We don’t require people to show any kind of identification to enter a shelter — just their name and where they were living before the disaster.
Red Cross shelters are open to everyone in need, regardless of race, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation or citizenship status. Pets are welcome. All disaster assistance is free.
Los refugios de la Cruz Roja están abiertos a todas las personas necesitadas, independientemente de su raza, religión, identidad de género, orientación sexual o estado de ciudadanía. Las mascotas son bienvenidas. Toda la asistencia en caso de desastre es gratuita.
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Disasters are upsetting experiences for everyone involved. Children, senior citizens, people with disabilities and people for whom English is not their first language are especially at risk and are likely to need extra care and help. But everyone, even the people that others look up to for guidance and assistance, is entitled to their feelings and deserves support throughout the recovery process. Call our Disaster Distress Helpline or read more here.
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