By Curtis Drafton | Veteran Team Leader
Recapping our day:
We were mainly on standby today for rescue. The eastern coastal edge (from the actual beach to 4 miles inland) has been completed.
The new focus today was scouting inland flooding from rivers, streams and tributaries. The entire area of the city of Wilmington will be a focus for at least the next 5 days.
In all, reports indicate 2,000+ search and rescue operations collectively and that number is sure to grow as all reports are not in, and inland towns/ cities experience flooding from their rivers and streams.
More than likely we will see an increase due to structures giving way as well from rising waters and over-saturated soil/ erosion. Foundations with over 6 inches of rain for this period of time begin eroding faster now that the water has reached the core of those foundations and soil under heavier concrete and steel is likely to shift.
Coast Guard is likely to see a rise in inland calls from areas where many are not trained to respond.
Main needs from evacuees expressed so far are hygiene, clothing and temp shelters.
We also got a chance to go out and talk to shop owners and see some of the damage in the business districts of the immediate coast line. *I have videos of some of them if you’d like them.
Project reports on GlobalGiving are posted directly to globalgiving.org by Project Leaders as they are completed, generally every 3-4 months. To protect the integrity of these documents, GlobalGiving does not alter them; therefore you may find some language or formatting issues.
If you donate to this project or have donated to this project, you can receive an email when this project posts a report. You can also subscribe for reports without donating.
