Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN) - The disaster floods have taken over a 100 lives in Texas. Now Eight Days of Hope is doing their part to help with the disaster recovery. President and CEO of Eight Days of Hope Steve Tybor this morning with Susan Rose and Brian Mazurowski said it has been a different challenge.
"We have never seen anything like this, because, think about it, last year, Hurricane Helene hits Florida, and it keeps moving north, and literally, we're able to come in the next morning, feed people and start helping people." Tybor said. "Unfortunately, we haven't been able to do that."
Unlike most disasters, Tybor said that they were told to keep an arms length before they were eventually given the clear to move in and help out with recovery efforts.
"We are looking for ways to bring our heavy equipment in, because we need bulldozers and bobcats and bucket trucks." Tybor said on WBEN. "But, we've really felt helpless the last four days, watching this unfold."
Tybor calling this disaster the worst of the worst, and that the only positive that can be taken from this disaster, is that the flooding happened in a low populated area compared to other disasters where thousands of homes were destroyed.
"When you have so many camps and so many nonprofits that have, you know, bases right along that river." Tybor said. "It's been humbling, and it's going to take so long to clean up."
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