Less than two weeks after Hurricane Helene washed away entire communities, another major storm is threatening the U.S. More than 2,000 Red Crossers are working around the clock to continue supporting families upended by Helene while also preparing for Hurricane Milton's landfall in Florida. Even with another storm on its way, our teams remain present across the Southeast — including North Carolina — and are committed to providing safe shelter, food, water, and recovery support to families facing unimaginable loss. With the help of partners, we’ve provided over 33,800 overnight stays in 227 emergency shelters and more than 435,000 meals and snacks to those affected. Helene and Milton are unfortunate examples of how extreme weather is becoming more frequent and intense. We’re able to continually respond to large climate disasters like this because of the hundreds of trained disaster volunteers, response vehicles and prepositioned supplies in warehouses that stand ready to deploy to any disaster that comes our way.