These folks need help, as do people in other areas afflicted by the disasters noted above. A prayer and a donation would be in order. Samaritan's Purse is responding and maybe some other organizations too.
There is another winter storm brewing for the southeast US.
There is another winter storm brewing for the southeast US.
Sliger said people who were prepared to manage a couple of days without power can’t go much longer without help.
“They’re cold, they don’t have power, they don’t have heat, they’re out of propane, they’re out of wood, they’re out of kerosene for their kerosene heaters,” she said. “They have no food, they have no additional fuel for their alternative heating sources, so they’re needing out.”
In northeast Mississippi, emergency managers in Alcorn County were also receiving “calls of desperation” from people running out of food, water, medication and other supplies, said Evan Gibens, the emergency agency’s director. He said dispatchers who have been sleeping at work since Friday have fielded more than 2,000 calls.
“We are doing everything we possibly can,” said Gibens, noting 200 people were staying at a local arena being used as a warming shelter.
More than 100,000 outages remained in Nashville, Tennessee, where downed trees and snapped power lines blocked access to some areas. Utility workers will need at least the weekend, if not longer, to finish restoring power, said Brent Baker, a Nashville Electric Service vice president
Worries deepen in US South after days of grappling with snow, ice and widespread outages
Conditions were growing more dire in parts of the South still reeling from subfreezing temperatures and widespread power outages as vehicles got stranded for hours on major highways.apnews.com
