A Peoria based non-profit is lending a hand to disaster-stricken communities in Louisiana.
On Sun., Midwest Food Bank sent a volunteer-driven semi packed with 800 disaster relief boxes to Baton Rouge residents affected by flooding from recent storms, according to a new release.
Midwest Food Bank says it plans to send more disaster relief boxes in the days ahead. Each box contains enough shelf-stable food and supplies to provide for a family of four for about 4 to 5 days.
Devastating flooding has so far killed 13 people and damaged at least 60,000 homes across 20 parishes. The Red Cross says the Louisiana flooding "is likely the worst natural disaster in the United States since 2012's Superstorm Sandy," and response efforts are "expected to cost at least $30 million."