Famous actress Sandra Bullock donated a million dollars to the American Red Cross, which she has long supported.
The money is intended to help victims of hurricane Harvey. «I’m just happy that I can do it. We must care for each other,» said the actress.
Sandra Bullock had previously lived in Austin, Texas, where she had a house in New Orleans.
Despite the fact that the epicenter Harvey had already left Texas, the weather in the region remains wet, the water in the flooded areas has not abated, and across the region continue to evacuate residents.
As told in the press service of the red cross, not working public transport, closed schools and airports, and hundreds of thousands of residents remain without electricity.
«Thousands of people saved, but we are still in the beginning, it should provide comfortable conditions for those who remained without housing,» says brad Kieserman, Vice President logistics division of the red cross in disaster relief. «The American Red Cross is now in Texas and will be there for another few weeks, working with local authorities and rescuers».
We will remind, according to the Department of security and emergencies Harris County, from 30 000 to 40 000 homes in the area Houston was destroyed by a tropical storm.
