When the power goes out
and you don't have family near by when disaster strikes, your best bet is to
head to the nearest Red Cross shelter.
The people staying at the
Kanawha City Community Center say they have all the
comforts of home, even down to Facebook and reality television.
Nigel Vaught is staying
at the shelter. He said he enjoys being
around other people during this time. "You
have people who you can talk to instead of relying just on yourself. You can talk to other people and they can
talk to you and you just feel better,” said Vaught.
Vaught stayed at this
same shelter during the June and July storms of this year.
He said staying in the shelter
means not having to freeze back at his apartment in South Charleston. "That cot is better
than sleeping in my car that's still cold or at my apartment that's cold. I have a bed and everything, but I'd rather
be warm and have food,” said Vaught.
People aren't the only
ones taking advantage of this opportunity for a warm place to sleep. Tay is a Belgium Sheppard
accompanying her owner, Roxann Hamilton. Hamilton needs her service dog, Tay to help her in day to
day.
"It's very
comforting for me to have the assistance of my service dog. It's a very secure feeling. It empowers me to do a lot of things that
without him, I might have to have a service human help me,” said Hamilton.
At
a time when conditions in the mountain state are less than desirable, this
group in Kanawha City is making the most of a
snowy situation.
The Red Cross has shelters
set up all over our region.
To
find one near you, contact your local 911.
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