Monday, August 23, 2010

Hurricane Katrina…Five Years Later


Five years have passed since Hurricane Katrina ravaged the Gulf Coast, leaving thousands of families throughout Louisiana and Mississippi without a city to call home.

While the American Red Cross in Dallas didn’t experience the high winds or broken dams, the organization did experience a tidal wave of evacuees that led to the largest humanitarian operation in North Texas history. For a brief summary of our operation, click here.

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