Morgan Wallen is helping in the middle of Hurricane Helena.
On Monday, September 30, the “7 Summers” singer donated $500,000 to the American Red Cross to help his East Tennessee home recover from damage caused by Hurricane Helena.
Before making his donation through the Morgan Wallen Foundation, the country singer, 31, shared a statement on his Instagram Stories: “My family in East Tennessee is safe, but I know many are absolutely devastated there and in multiple states.”
He added: “It’s going to take a huge effort and I’m in touch with my team and others working on ways I can help.”
Wallen is the first celebrity to make a substantial donation to help people affected by the historic flood.
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Through the Morgan Wallen Foundation, the “One Thing at a Time” singer provides children with “access to the same opportunities he had in the fields of sports and music” and contributes to communities in times of crisis.
“We can’t thank Morgan Wallen enough for his heart and generous donation of $500,000 to help on the ground in areas affected by Hurricane Helena, including his beloved East Tennessee,” Trevor Riggin, Red Cross national president of humanitarian services, said in a statement to Knox News.
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As of September 30, more than 100 people have been reported dead from the hurricane, and hundreds more are missing.
The death toll from the Category 4 hurricane has reached at least 107, the Associated Press reports.
Helene is one of the deadliest hurricanes to hit the US mainland in 50 years, according to CNN.
In Northeast Tennessee, 153 people are still missing and at least three people are dead after the storm caused flash flooding across Appalachia, according to NBC News.
A four-year-old girl and a firefighter are among the identified victims of Hurricane Helena, as the death toll continues to rise
Over the weekend, more than 50 people were stranded on the roof of a Tennessee hospital due to flooding. They have since been rescued, and patients who needed medical attention were taken to Johnson City Medical Center about 20 miles away.
“There’s no way the building is going to survive this,” Ballad Health CEO Alan Levine said, according to WJHL. “We’ll look at it when the water goes down, but too bad; it’s a brand new hospital. But you know what? It’s just a building. We can figure that out. I’m just thankful to God and everybody that our people are safe.”
Meanwhile, more than 1.5 million people were without power as a result of the hurricane, including more than 760,000 in South Carolina, 573,000 in Georgia and 458,000 in North Carolina, according to PowerOutage.us.
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