The American Red Cross call center in Minot has been busy this month, helping handle calls from people affected by severe weather in the South.


The center operated by volunteers was activated in response to flooding in Mississippi, Kentucky, Tennessee and Alabama, along with tornadoes in Kentucky and Oklahoma. Two local volunteers also have gone to Tennessee to help out.

The call center run by the Mid-Dakota Chapter of the American Red Cross is one of several around the country that handle calls during disasters. In recent years the Minot center has helped out during Hurricane Katrina, Southern California wildfires and the Haiti earthquake.