Recovery efforts continue in St. Louis
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When disaster strikes, St. Louis shows up. Help for storm victims is pouring in from seemingly every direction.
Action St. Louis is collecting essential supplies at the O'Fallon Park Rec Complex to provide aid to families and businesses affected by recent tornadoes in St. Louis.
Multiple organizations are working to address the most immediate needs of our community including Greater Inc., the Regional Business Council, Urban League of Metropolitan and United Way of Greater St.
Two tornadoes devastated St. Louis, killing five, injuring dozens, and leaving 100,000 without power.
Once the assessment is complete, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will ask President Donald Trump for federal assistance for individual homeowners and renters.
Convoy of Hope is helping to provide supplies to those in St. Louis and Kentucky who were impacted by Friday’s tornadoes. The nonprofit sent trucks and teams Saturday from its world headquarters in Springfield and from its first regional distribution center in Atlanta, Georgia, which hasn’t officially opened yet.
The Red Cross has opened shelters in St. Louis to assist storm victims and other organizations have started fundraisers.
Portsmouth-based Mercy Chefs, a disaster relief organization, is providing aid in Kentucky and Missouri following a deadly tornado outbreak in the region.
Walmart and the Diamond Diva Empowerment Foundation joined hundreds of volunteers Monday, collecting and delivering emergency supplies to families who’ve lost everything. Devastation stretches for blocks across north St. Louis, with homes shredded, trees snapped in half and families displaced after Friday’s storms and tornadoes.
With the massive devastation in St. Louis following Friday’s tornado, a local organization is gathering supplies to take to areas hardest hit by the twister. Churches on the Streets will