The American Red Cross failed to pay the promised financial assistance to victims of hurricane Harvey in Texas (for $ 400).
The amount is not so big, but it could help those who lost property, as it was positioned as a Program to provide immediate assistance.
However, the Red Cross promises to make payments later. The fact that the servers just could not resist flood of requests.
On the official website published apology.
«We sincerely apologize for these issues. Almost 100 thousands of appeals challenged our technical capabilities. We are working on improving the system. The red Cross plans to resume the application process on Thursday, September 21. Registration will remain open until 10 October,» — said in a statement.
According to representatives of the organization, will create a separate website on which households from 39 districts of the state of Texaswho have been seriously injured from Harvey, can apply to receive $ 400.
The mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner told NBC News that the apology is not enough for people who are struggling to return to normal life. «If you promise something, you should do it. Otherwise don’t promise at all,» he said.
