World Central Kitchen, a relief organization that provides meals after humanitarian crises and weather disasters, said Tuesday it has served more than 64,000 meals in the aftermath of Helene.
Thirty-five food trucks are in operation, and the group is setting up field kitchens in Asheville, North Carolina, and Clearwater, Florida, according to an email from World Central Kitchen.
More than 23,000 meals have been served in Tennessee and North Carolina.
“We’ll be ramping our hot meal distribution up very shortly as our kitchens come online,” World Central Kitchen said in the email.
Five water tankers capable of carrying 6,200 gallons were sent to western North Carolina because shortages caused by infrastructure damage, according to World Central Kitchen.
Persons:
Helene, Jose Andres, CNN’s Anderson Cooper, José Andrés, JTPPxobwfD — Anderson Cooper, “, Andres, Arthur Blank
Organizations:
Kitchen, Central, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Guard, NFL’s Atlanta Falcons, Major League Soccer’s Atlanta United
Locations:
Asheville , North Carolina, Clearwater , Florida, Georgia, Florida, Asheville, Anderson, Asheville , NC, North Carolina, Tennessee