The American Red Cross continues to help those affected by the bombing in Boston and the explosion in West, Texas.
“Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this week’s tragic events in Texas and Boston,” said Trevor Riggen, vice president of Disaster Operations for the Red Cross.
Monday’s bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed 3 people and injured nearly 200 others. Dozens of victims remain hospitalized. An MIT police officer was also killed by the alleged bombers in the days that followed.
The American Red Cross continues to help those affected by the bombing in Boston and the explosion in West, Texas.
“Our hearts go out to everyone affected by this week’s tragic events in Texas and Boston,” said Trevor Riggen, vice president of Disaster Operations for the Red Cross.
Monday’s bombings near the finish line of the Boston Marathon killed 3 people and injured nearly 200 others. Dozens of victims remain hospitalized. An MIT police officer was also killed by the alleged bombers in the days that followed.
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Wednesday in West, Texas, a fertilizer plant explosion killed 14 people in what’s being called one of the worst industrial accidents in years. More than 200 others were also injured in the explosion.
Everything within a four block radius, including about 60 homes, was destroyed by the enormous shock wave. Many area residents still have no place to go.
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Aside from fire personnel and rescue crews, Red Cross staffers are some of the first to arrive at disaster scenes. the events in Boston and in West, Texas were no different.
“Our teams are on the ground now helping those in need and we will continue to work in close coordination with officials in Texas and Boston to determine how we can best support these communities as they recover,” said Riggen.
Within hours of the Texas blast, Red Cross workers setup a shelter to help support the community. In Boston, Red Cross blood services were utilized to get about 500 units of blood to area hospitals that needed it.
Red Cross can’t help these victims without the donations they receive from the public.
To help victims affected by recent victims of the Boston bombings you can make a donation to Red Cross, or visit www.onefundboston.org.
You can also donate to Red Cross disaster relief by texting REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation, or visit www.redcross.org.