Disaster officials in the midst of responding to the coronavirus pandemic now have another potential crisis to worry about: hurricane season.
With hurricane season approaching, disaster officials are revising their plans on how to safely respond to a catastrophe.
The National Hurricane Center predicted Thursday that it will be an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season, with between 13 and 19 named storms. Forecasters said three to six major hurricanes with winds of more than 111 miles per hour could form during the season, which officially begins on June 1. The American Red Cross, who is handling the response to the deadliest tornado season since 2012, has placed more than 23,000 people in hotels since mid-February.
Cheryl Thomas, a nurse for the American Red Cross, checks the temperature of Cheryl Frautschi, as part of Covid-19 screening protocol at a hotel where the Red Cross is providing emergency lodging for families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by the powerful tornado that hit Onalaska, TX on April 22, 2020.The second big challenge is staging and recovery after disaster strikes.
"With Covid, not anymore. We're going to do one person in a vehicle, and the vehicles need to be cleaned every day," he said.
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