Please pray for communities across southern Louisiana as they begin to recover from these most recent storms. Just recently, our North American Ministries team also began a home rebuild program in the Lake Charles area. Samaritan’s Purse provided immediate disaster relief in Lake Charles and other parts of Louisiana in the wake of hurricanes late last summer and fall. Volunteers will remove ruined walls and flooring, salvage cherished belongings, and carry debris to the street.
On the north shore, 'minor' street flooding was reported. Our North American Ministries staff will be working closely with local officials, emergency management, and church partners to mount a strategic response to help homeowners clean up in the aftermath of this disaster.Īs waters continue to recede and access to neighborhoods becomes available, we will start sending out volunteer teams from our base of operations at Glad Tidings Church, 3501 Texas Street, Lake Charles, Louisiana 70607. As of 10 a.m., the center of Nicholas was about 30 miles northeast of Lake Charles, Louisiana, and about 165 miles west of New Orleans. It has arrived now and will be a hub as we deploy volunteer teams over the coming days. Disaster Relief Unit #7-a tractor trailer filled with relief supplies and equipment-was sent from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Calcasieu Parish on May 19. Hundreds of homes have been damaged by rising water. This week’s downpour caused flash flooding that required swift water rescues and resulted in two deaths and one missing person. Please pray that God’s peace would cover them during this time and that our teams would provide needed assistance in Jesus’ Name.” “My heart breaks for these communities as they long to return home and regain normalcy. “Last fall, Lake Charles was hit back-to-back by two powerful hurricanes, and now they are facing overwhelming flooding,” said Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse. As much as 12.5 inches of rain fell in 24 hours in Lake Charles, where people are still recovering from two hurricanes (Delta and Laura) that hit last year. Samaritan’s Purse has deployed to Lake Charles, Louisiana, after torrential rain caused serious flooding across the southern part of the state.
#FLOODING IN LAKE CHARLES LOUISIANA DRIVERS#
Photo and videos shared online showed local streets turned into rivers, forcing drivers to abandon their. Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) Significant flooding has been reported across Louisiana from Baton Rouge to Lake Charles.Operation Christmas Child Processing Center Seasonal.
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