More help rolling into Eastern KY for flood victims

WEKU | By Sam Dick

Published August 4, 2022 at 2:20 PM EDT

Volunteers unload food and other supplies in Eastern Kentucky this week. — Volunteers unload food and other supplies to families in Eastern Kentucky

More help from major corporations and organizations to help flood victims rolled into Eastern Kentucky today.

Sam Dick talks to Randy Craft of AdventHealth Manchester and Volunteers of America about what communities need now and how simple gestures can lift the spirits of people who have lost everything.

Workers move a crate of watermelons for distribution to flood victims in Eastern Kentucky

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