HURRICANE IRMA FAST FACTS

HURRICANE IRMA FAST FACTS

September 12, 2017

The American Red Cross has a massive relief effort underway to provide safe shelter to people in the path of Irma’s fury. The Red Cross is part of a large team of agencies and organizations responding to provide help to those in need.

• Overnight, an estimated 108,000 people were provided refuge from Hurricane Irma in as many as 530 government and Red Cross evacuation centers across 6 states, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. This includes:
• In Florida, an estimated 100,300 people in 427 evacuation centers.
• In Georgia, more than 5,500 people in over 40 evacuation centers.
• In Alabama, about 500 people in 20 evacuation centers.
• In South Carolina, about 1,000 people in 23 evacuation centers.
• On the U.S. Virgin Islands, almost 300 people in 5 evacuation centers. 
• In Puerto Rico, 170 people in 7 evacuation centers.
• In Tennessee, 134 people in 5 evacuation centers.
• In North Carolina, 72 people in 5 evacuation centers.
• To date, evacuation centers have provided more than 485,000 overnight stays to people needing a safe place to go.
• More than 2,600 Red Cross workers are responding to Irma now, with 500 more volunteers on the way.
• More than 100 emergency response vehicles have been activated to help.
• More than 64 million hurricane and flood alerts have been issued through Red Cross mobile apps for Hurricanes Harvey and Irma. The apps provide shelter locations and real-time information so people can help protect themselves and their loved-ones.