VOLUNTEERS FROM NEW MEXICO AND OTHER STATES ARE NOW IN THE GULF COAST TO HELP WITH RELIEF EFFORTS IN THE WAKE OF HURRICANE HARVEY. SINCE HARVEY MADE LANDFALL LAST FRIDAY, 30 STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE BEEN SENT TO SOUTHEASTERN TEXAS FROM THIS STATE, ARIZONA AND THE EL PASO AREA. FIVE OF THE 30 ARE FROM NEW MEXICO.
THE AMERICAN RED CROSS IS ALSO HELPING WITH AID. KOB TV REPORTS MORE THAN 14-HUNDRED PEOPLE HAVE TAKEN REFUGE IN DOZENS OF RED CROSS SHELTERS AND VOLUNTEERS HAVE GATHERED COATS, MEALS, BLANKETS AND COMFORT KITS.
