Texas Shelters Ready For Isaac Evacuees
Posted/updated on: August 30, 2012 at 2:30 am
DALLAS (AP/STAFF) — A Dallas-area shelter and two in East Texas have opened for possible evacuees of Tropical Storm Isaac. Volunteers with the American Red Cross were ready Tuesday at a shelter at Faith Baptist Church in DeSoto. American Red Cross spokeswoman Anita Foster said one person fleeing the storm had taken shelter there as of Tuesday afternoon. She said shelters also have been set up at St. Louis Baptist Church in Tyler and Williams Memorial United Methodist Church in Texarkana, Texas. Each shelter can accommodate about 150 people. KETK reports evacuees have begun to show up at St. Louis Baptist. City officials say that shelter opened up in response to calls from self-evacuees traveling from Louisiana along I-20.
The American Red Cross chapters in Houston and San Antonio say no shelters have been opened in their regions. Their officials say evacuees are being directed inland rather than to points along or near the coast.
Information on Tyler’s emergency efforts will be posted on the City web page (www.cityoftyler.org), the City’s social media pages (http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/City-of-Tyler-Texas-Government/328744635747 and http://twitter.com/TylerEvents), and released to local media.
