Relief After Hurricane Michael

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Sharon Tyler on Red Cross Responding to the Panhandle

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Feb 25, 2019

Hurricane Michael is estimated to have cost more than $25 billion in damage when it struck the Florida panhandle in 2018. Fortunately, organizations like the Capital Area Red Cross were there to react before, during, and after the storm. Organization CEO Sharon Tyler discusses their relief efforts. Interview recorded: February 13^th, 2019

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