# @americanredcross on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C95ga9zPTFU
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/72589819-americanredcross-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/fa915876d4.jpg
- **Posted:** 2024-07-26T20:00:34.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** American Red Cross (@americanredcross) — https://gondola.cc/americanredcross

## Caption

This storm shelter helped save Clara Rice and her family’s lives when tornadoes struck in western Kentucky in May.

The shelter was recently installed by the Community Foundation of West Kentucky, through a grant awarded by our Long-Term Recovery team. The goal was to install 110 storm shelters in communities affected by the 2021 Kentucky tornadoes. Due to the popularity and positive impact of the program, they increased the goal to 130.

“That’s what we stayed in,” Clara said. “There were 12 of us in it. The sound of the tornado coming over the shelter was the scariest thing I’ve ever heard in my life.”

For Clara, this storm shelter was a blessing after losing her home to the deadly tornado that struck Kentucky in December of 2021. She and her grandchildren survived by sheltering in a bathroom.

“I put my grandbabies in a bathtub and placed blankets and pillows down to cushion it," she said. "I put my mama’s bible right between them. The bathtub went flying. Neither one was wet nor injured.”

“The American Red Cross was one of the first on the scene at my place. They were helping me clean up, helping with gift cards, food, anything they had to offer.”

Sadly, Clara lost her home again to the recent tornadoes, but she's grateful for the ongoing support KYRedCross volunteers have provided her throughout her recovery.

"The Red Cross has helped me in a lot of ways. I thank them for that.” ❤️

#RedCross #DisasterRelief #WesternKentucky #Kentucky #Tornadoes #StormShelter

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kentucky, stormshelter, westernkentucky, tornadoes, redcross, disasterrelief

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