Salvation Army commemorates 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina

Friday 28th August 2015 at 4:37pm

In late August 2005 Hurricane Katrina caused widespread destruction across the Southern United States.

The 2005 hurricane season – which included Katrina, Rita and Wilma, three of the most devastating hurricanes in U.S. history – spurred The Salvation Army’s largest emergency disaster response ever in the United States. The Salvation Army was on hand almost immediately providing:

  • 178 canteen feeding units and 11 field kitchens brought in from across the country
  • More than 5.6 million hot meals and 8.2 million sandwiches, snacks and drinks
  • 282,000 emergency disaster assistance cases registered
  • Emotional and spiritual care for more than 275,000 individuals, and
  • Assistance to more than 2.6 million survivors in the affected region

The Salvation Army is commemorating the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina and reflects on the lives lost, communities impacted and devastation caused. As such the Army has worked to restore basic social service programs to the Gulf Coast – and has committed to provide continuing support to the affected region.

Recent

January 2011 - Unprecedented Flood Crisis in Australia (QLD, NSW, VIC)

As the immediate emergency response of feeding and housing people affected by floods concludes, The Salvation Army now has staff and centres available to assess people for assistance.

February 2011 - Cyclone Yasi 10/02/2011

Salvation Army emergency services teams responded immediately in the aftermath of tropical cyclone Yasi which lashed the far northeast coast of Queensland on the 2nd and 3rd of February.

2011 Queensland Floods - Update 30/1/2011

As part of The Salvation Army Flood Relief response, The Salvation Army are now preparing to invite people whose homes have been affected by the devastating Queensland floods to apply for assistance.