Heavy rains last week caused devastating flooding in eastern Kentucky, destroying hundreds of homes and claiming at least 37 lives—with the death toll expected to rise. Thousands of residents are displaced. Almost a foot of rain quickly deluged a multi-county region on July 28, creating a terrifying situation as rivers overflowed their banks and swept…
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Samaritan’s Purse Responding in Kentucky After Disastrous Flooding
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Voluntarios trabajando duro en el devastado este de Kentucky
Curtis and Thelma Yonts had just settled in for the evening when the first rains came—a comparatively light shower that left within about an hour, as they recall. It was no cause for alarm. Then, after an evening of movies and family time, their two granddaughters went to bed in the bottom level of the…
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Voluntarios ayudan a los que sufren después de la inundación titánica en St. Louis
In late July, torrential, record-breaking rainfall swept through the greater St. Louis metropolitan area, triggering massive flash floods that quickly swamped roadways and rushed into neighboring communities. Hundreds of homes were flooded. One of those houses belonged to Alondra Scott [check out the video above]. Flood waters engulfed her basement and destroyed everything in it.…
Los equipos sirven a los propietarios por las inundaciones en Kentucky
Ronnie and Holly Banks piled into the living room with their boys and dogs to watch a powerful storm roll across Breathitt County, Kentucky, on July 28. Streaks of lightning lit up the overgrown field of an abandoned drive-in movie theater across the way. When they nodded off it was raining, and it was raining…
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Primera casa dedicada que Samaritan’s Purse reedifica en Mayfield
Nine months ago, on the evening of Dec. 10, 2021, Tom Woodward sat in his single-wide mobile home, listening to the news about an EF4 Tornado that had set its target on Mayfield, Kentucky. “My son called me and said ‘Are you gonna stay and ride it out or are you gonna come over here…
Edward Graham viaja a las comunidades devastadas por el huracán en Florida
Edward Graham visited southwest Florida Tuesday where Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are working in flooded and wind-damaged communities ripped apart last week by Hurricane Ian. The powerful and deadly Category 4 storm claimed more than 100 lives and damaged thousands of structures, including hundreds of homes, on its destructive path traveling up the coast and across…
Franklin Graham en Florida para animar a los propietarios y voluntarios
Samaritan’s Purse President Franklin Graham traveled to Lee County, Florida, on Thursday, Oct. 6, where Hurricane Ian took dead aim last week and pummeled the Fort Myers area as a Category 4 storm. More than 100 people were killed, and at least hundreds of homes were either ripped apart or flooded. One resident described it…
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Mike Lindell entrega almohadas en Florida después del huracán
Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of My Pillow, Inc., encouraged hurricane survivors and relief volunteers in Florida today. He handed out pillows in a very hard-hit community where Samaritan’s Purse is working. He said, “People are asking ‘Is there any hope?’ Samaritan’s Purse is always there when disasters come, and they bring hope—such a wonderful…
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When Hurricane Ian slammed into southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm on September 28, it battered the Gulf Coast town of Fort Myers with 155-mph winds, catastrophic rainfall, and an epic surge of water. Vivian chose to ride out the storm with her 16-year-old daughter believing that, no matter how horrific the hurricane was,…
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Samaritan’s Purse Serves Thanksgiving Lunch to Hurricane Ian Survivors
With many Florida residents still reeling from the devastation of Hurricane Ian, Samaritan’s Purse served a hearty Thanksgiving meal to residents of Englewood. The community was devastated when Ian, one of the strongest storms to ever hit the Sunshine State, roared through the area in late September. Families are still struggling to recover from massive…
