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Red Cross Report on > Camille Relief i --------------- i This is the American Red Cross report on assistance giv- ’.j en in Hurrieane Camille disaster areas in Mississippi, Ala- ! bama and Louisiana as of Oct. 5: i Number of confirmed dead .............................*... 144 ' Missing ............................................ 33 Number of persons with major injury .................... 541 Number of persons with minor injury .................... 8,931 Homes destroyed ........................................ 5,662 Homes with major damage ............................ 13,915 Homes with minor damage ................................. 33,933 Mobile homes destroyed — ........................... 1,082 Mobile homes with major damage ..................... .— , 621 Small businesses destroyed or with major damage 693 Farm buildings destroyed ............................... 764 Farm buildings with major damage ................... 2,014 Small boats destroyed or damaged ..................274 Shelters still open .................................... 2* Number of persons currently sheltered .......... 400 Number of recovery assistance centers open ....... 19 Number of applications for assistance to date .:. 31.539 Total number of meals served ..................... 480,964 Red Cross professional disaster staff assigned ... 587 Red Cross nurses assigned ........................J... 17 Estimated number of families affected .:... 73,857 Relief expenditures to date ............................$6,507,217 Collected to date in New Orleans area ....... —$ 657,922 ♦—Both shelters are located in Plaquemines Parish, La.
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