MOORE, OK - MAY 20: People walk through a damaged area near the Moore Warren Theater after a powerful tornado ripped through the area on May 20, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. The tornado, reported to be at least EF4 strength and two miles wide, touched down in the Oklahoma City area on Monday killing at least 51 people. (Photo by Brett Deering/Getty Images) (Brett Deering/Getty Images)
Relief organizations are shifting into high gear to offer whatever assistance they can in wake of the devestating Oklahoma tornado.
Stamford-based Americares is one of them.
A crew has been deployed to the town of Moore, Oklahoma to do an initial assessment with the first responders there.
Americares senior vice president for emergency response Kate Sears says they respond to dozens of emergencies foreign and domestic yearly.
Sears says concern in these first hours after the storm is getting medicine to those who need it. From there, they’ll determine when to ship other essentials like food, water, and hygiene kits.
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