A month after Gita swept through the territory, there are still people whose homes are unlivable, waiting to receive assistance in the way of FEMA tents or emergency supplies and clean up kits from the Red Cross.
According to information from cyclone victims, Red Cross workers and village mayors, people are confused and are tired of being referred from one agency to another.
Red Cross volunteers have told KHJ News that in their visits to the villages, they are coming across families who suffered major damage to their home that Red Cross cannot help because their homes haven’t been assessed.
The volunteers say the affected families have told them they have called the EOC and were told that their names would be given to the Red Cross after their houses have been assessed.
One Red Cross official said they are trying to help but they can’t offer much assistance as they are relying on the assessment lists provided by ASG.
Meanwhile, the Red Cross Client Assistance Cards are giving supermarkets, restaurants and hardware stores a jolt in sales.
The CEO of Red Cross San Diego and Municipal Counties, Sean Mahoney, departed the territory Friday night with some other volunteers while new Red Cross workers from Hawaii that night.
The new group includes Timothy Dunstan, a graduate of Faasao Marist High School.
Mahoney explained on the Samoa Sunrise Show Friday morning that the amount of the CAC cards are different for all recipient families.
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