Red Cross Press Release - Hurricane Katrina

AMERICAN RED CROSS URGENT FAMILY ALERT

National Headquarters
2025 E Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
http://www.redcross.org/

Contact: DISASTER PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Title: For Media Calls Only

WASHINGTON, Tuesday, August 30, 2005 — We know thousands of Americans are worried about their loved ones in the aftermath of devastating Hurricane Katrina. With widespread power and communications outages and roads under water, it’s important to go back to communication basics to ensure that your family and friends know you are safe:

• Call an out of town contact to let them know you are safe.
• Ask them to spread the word to your family and friends.
• Make sure your contact lives far enough away that they are not affected by the same storm.
• Rest assured that emergency responders are working as quickly as possible and are doing all that they can to help those affected.
• Remember that storms mean power outages and downed phone lines. Please keep trying and be patient.
• Phone lines are often overwhelmed after a disaster. Try sending an email if you can—sometimes email works when phones don’t.

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Johnetta Matthews
Veterans In Motion


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