Red Cross Shelters Hundreds as Sandy Hits
Hundreds of people, dozens of pet seek shelter from the storm.
The American Red Cross worked with local and county governments to set up 14 shelters in the suburbs and the city of Philadelphia. All together the Red Cross reports 619 people and 53 pets were sheltered from the storm in five Southeastern Pennsylvania locations.
DELAWARE COUNTY
East Lansdowne Elementary 14 people
Showalter S & D 10 people
Ridley Middle School 17 people
PHILADELPHIA
West Philly High School 243 people, 8 pets
Roxborough High School 55 people, 6 pets
Samuel Fels High School 81 people, 15 pets
CHESTER COUNTY
Avon Grove High School 58 people
Lionville Middle School 16 people 7 pets
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Pottstown High School 25 people, 3 pets
Cheltenham High School 10 people
Norristown High School 30 people
BUCKS COUNTY
Palisades High School 6 people, 5 pets
Pennsbury East High School 52 people, 9 pets
Council Rock North HS 2 people
Jeri Wagner
8:30 am on Tuesday, October 30, 2012
There are also pets at the Montgomery County Shelters in Norristown and Cheltenham. Norristown had 6 pets over night - 4 dogs and 2 ferrets, Cheltenham had 4 dogs overnight. The Pet shelters are run by Montgomery County Animal Response Team (MCART).
Jeri Wagner, MCART Public Information Officier