Volunteers on the ground in Port aux Basques say their clothing needs are well-met, but displaced residents are in search of cleaning supplies to help clean up the mess and will soon require things like furniture and beds. fiona By TelegramGlen
Volunteers Holly Wells and Robin O'Quinn look through donations at the Port Aux Basques Lions Club after hurricane Fiona struck the town and other communities on the south coast. - Keith Gosse/The TelegramCHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. — While helping people displaced by hurricane Fiona with their immediate needs of clothing, food and shelter volunteers in Port Aux Basques are also worried about the long-term effects the trauma of the storm will have on those impacted the most.
“On the other side of it there’s a man whose house was only slightly damaged and he said he didn’t want to go back to his house. He felt so guilty because his neighbours lost everything and he didn’t.Salvation Army Ministry lead David Harvey Keith Gosse/The Telegram - Saltwire Network At the Lions Club building, full of tables lined with such things as clothing, footwear, pots and pans, toiletries and children’s toys, school teacher and now volunteer Holly Wells is wondering what they are going to do with all the clothing that’s been donated and that is still coming in.
When the town declared a state of emergency after hurricane Fiona caused much devastation in the town on the weekend, the schools were closed. Wells said that’s when she got the idea to volunteer.
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