Hurricane Matthew have plagued the Eastern and Southern Coasts of the United States, leaving devastating effects. The Northern States have been spared, however citizens living across the nation have taken it upon themselves to help the less fortune in states like Florida and South Carolina.

The Salvation Army has set up funds to donate to the U.S, as well as Caribbean Islands to provide aid to the countries and states that have been affected by Hurricane Matthew.

On their website, the Salvation Army says, “your steadfast support allows The Salvation Army to provide food, shelter, emotional and spiritual care, and other forms of emergency assistance to disaster survivors and rescue workers”.

Donations have been flooding in from all over, and hundreds of people have been given support after losing houses, pets, personal belongings, and even family members. The current death toll is 46 in the U.S, with several hundreds of Americans injured.

Northern States have been largely unaffected; a small relief after Hurricane Sandy which killed 233 people and costed $75 billion.

Brielle Rapach, a WMC senior, remembers going to the Outer Banks in North Carolina in 2007.

“It is so sad to see an entire community and state being destroyed by a hurricane. I hope the South bounces back and receives the help they need”.

The Salvation Army has set up 156 emergency shelters and 149 vehicles delivering water and supplies to those affected. Although the natural disaster has wrecked havoc on the United States and several Caribbean Islands, prior hurricanes have proved the U.S to be resilient, and help from charities will aid in the repairment process.