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RED CROSS RESPONSE The Red Cross is rapidly mobilizing some 275 trained disaster workers, truckloads of supplies and dozens of shelters to help people in Florida and Georgia in the face of Helene.

Red Crossers are preparing dozens of evacuation shelters along the Florida Panhandle and in Tampa. More shelter teams are on stand-by in case they are needed. In addition to trailers of disaster supplies pre-positioned earlier this year, the Red Cross is preparing some 30,000 snacks and 15,000 ready-to-eat meals, as well as emergency response vehicles.

In preparation for the storm, the Red Cross has sent blood products to Florida hospitals to ensure blood remains available for patients in areas likely to be impacted by the storm.