Mexico’s Red Cross delivers aid to storm-ravaged Houston

DAILY MAIL, 31 August, 2017- Mexico’s Red Cross sent an convoy of volunteers to storm-devastated Houston on Wednesday, hours after Texas governor Greg Abbott said the state accepted an offer of aid from the Mexican government, including vehicles, boats, supplies and food.  

At least 25 people have been killed and tens of thousands driven from their homes after Harvey came ashore on Friday near Corpus Christi as the most powerful hurricane to hit Texas in more than half a century, swamping Houston with record rains and flooding.  

The support from Mexico’s Red Cross, a non-government agency, is separate from the official aid offer.The convoy of 33 English-speaking volunteers left from Mexico City for Texas, where they plan to work in Houston shelters for 20 days before being replaced by a fresh crop of volunteers.  

Abbott said his state would accept the offer of assistance from neighbouring Mexico as Harvey, now a tropical depression, spun across southeastern Texas into Louisiana on Wednesday, sending more people fleeing for shelter.