AS OF MONDAY, JULY 1, 2024
As floodwaters begin to recede, people in the affected communities are beginning the clean-up process while rain and storms pummeled the area overnight. Red Cross teams are in neighborhoods across the impacted areas delivering much needed clean-up supplies.
If you need help, please visit redcross.org/mndaks and click “Get Help,” or you can call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
- Clean-up Kit Distribution
- Shelters and Temporary Evacuation Point
- Flooding: What to do before, during and after Inundación: Qué hacer antes, durante y después
- Facebook Updates: Minnesota, South Dakota
- Red Cross Emergency App and Flood Safety
- How you can help
- CrisisCleanup.org
Clean-up Kit Distribution
MONDAY, July 1, 2024
Mobile distribution is underway in impacted neighborhoods in Slayton, in Murray County MN from 11am – 12pm. If you miss us, we’ll be at the Slayton Fire Department, 2333 Maple Ave, Slayton, MN 56172
12pm – 3pm
Nicollet County Health and Human Services
622 S Front St., St. Peter, MN, 56082
4pm – 7 pm
Waterville City Hall
Paquin Street East, Waterville, MN, 56096
4pm – 7pm
Fire Station No. 2
1825 Howard Drive, North Mankato, MN, 56003
4pm – 7pm
Shelters and Temporary Evacuation Point
If you or anyone you know is affected by this situation, safe shelter is available. It’s crucial to have a safe place during emergencies.
Shelters and a Temporary Evacuation Point are available for people displaced by recent flooding. Shelters provide essential resources, including food, water, emotional support and information. Click here for info on what to bring, services available and more
Jackson County Community High School (JCC HS)
1128 N Hwy., Jackson, MN 56143
The Village in Waterville (Partner Shelter)
205 N 1st St., Waterville, MN 56096
Flooding: What to do before, during and after
Inundación: Qué hacer antes, durante y después
Facebook Updates: Minnesota, South Dakota
Red Cross Emergency App and Flood Safety
Red Cross Emergency App: To stay informed and prepared during severe weather, download the free Red Cross Emergency app. Customize 40 different weather alerts, toggle between English and Spanish, and ensure accessibility for people with disabilities. Text “GETEMERGENCY” to 90999 or find the app in your app store.
The Emergency app includes an “I’m Safe” feature that help people check on loved ones. Search “American Red Cross” in app stores or go to redcross.org/apps.
Turn around, don’t drown. Stay off the roads. If you must drive and encounter a flooded roadway while driving, turn around and go another way.
How you can help
Support Red Cross Disaster Relief and help people affected by disasters like flooding and countless other crises by making a financial donation today.
Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small, like the Minnesota and South Dakota floods.
Donate online at RedCross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-722-2767) or text REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation.
The Red Cross encourages financial donations, which provide the quickest and most effective way to assist those in need. Please note that the Red Cross is not accepting donations of food, household items, or clothing, as these cannot be distributed by their teams.
Volunteer for disasters
Many people have expressed interest in volunteering to support our response efforts, and we are appreciative of the offers to assist. At this time, our trained Red Cross volunteers are working this disaster.
Help us pre-stage valuable volunteers for the next disasters to help your neighbors in need – from home fires to flooding and more. Put on a red vest and join us as a volunteer today to provide relief and hope when it matters most. Visit redcross.org/givetime to check out opportunities with your local chapter.
Donate blood
Unfortunately, the American Red Cross continues to address a concerning shortfall in lifesaving donations since late spring. If you are in an area not impacted by a disaster, please keep your appointment or schedule an appointment to roll up a sleeve and donate blood.
To make an appointment simply download the American Red Cross Blood Donor App, visit RedCrossBlood.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767).
CrisisCleanup.org
Home Cleanup Hotlines have been opened by CrisisCleanup.org to help survivors cleanup in Minensota and South Dakota. We anticipate that most volunteer groups will work through Friday, July 5. 2024. Survivors needing assistance can call 218-288-2213 in MN and 605-519-5413 in SD.
American Red Cross Minnesota and Dakotas Region 