How to help after the deadly Nashville tornado
Tornadoes ripped across Tennessee early Tuesday, killing more than 20 people and shredding at least 140 buildings.
Authorities described painstaking efforts to find survivors in piles of rubble and wrecked basements as the death toll climbed.
One twister caused severe damage across a 10-mile stretch of downtown Nashville, wrecking businesses and homes and destroying the tower and stained glass of a historic church. Another erased homes from their foundations along a two-mile path in Putnam County, according to Associated Press reports.
President Donald Trump said the federal government is with all those impacted by the storms.
“We send our love and our prayers of the nation to every family that was affected,” he said. “We will get there, and we will recover, and we will rebuild, and we will help them.”
Those in need are urged to contact United Way’s 2-1-1 information and referral line by dialing 2-1-1 or 1-800-318-9335. Those looking to help can contact the following organizations. Just be mindful that their websites may be slow due to massive response.
ORGANIZATIONS TO CONTACT
Nashville Convention & Visitors Corp
To make a donation, Venmo or PayPal at donate@visitmusiccity.com or make a check to Music City Inc. Foundation and send to One Nashville Place, 150 Fourth Avenue North, Suite G-250, Nashville, TN 37219
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