{"id":1811,"date":"2012-08-25T13:01:30","date_gmt":"2012-08-25T19:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/?p=1811"},"modified":"2012-08-25T13:01:30","modified_gmt":"2012-08-25T19:01:30","slug":"florida-caribbean-tropical-storm-isaac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/disasterresponse\/florida-caribbean-tropical-storm-isaac\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida &#038; Caribbean: Tropical Storm Isaac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div style=\"width: 371px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT09\/refresh\/AL0912W5_NL+gif\/091331W5_NL_sm.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/storm_graphics\/AT09\/refresh\/AL0912W5_NL+gif\/091331W5_NL_sm.gif\" title=\"Path of Tropical Storm Isaac\" width=\"361\" height=\"289\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Path of Tropical Storm Isaac. Click to see full image.<\/p><\/div>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>Yesterday afternoon Tropical Storm Isaac swept through Haiti&#8217;s southern peninsula, bringing with it heavy rains (over a foot in some areas) and hundred-plus mile per hour winds. It wreaked havoc on the nation as it still works to recover from the massive earthquake of 2010. The storm is also threatening to bring the same level of rain and wind to Cuba and southern Florida.<\/p>\n<p>ELCA Disaster Response has been in contact with our companions in Haiti as they assess the situation and possible needs and responses. In Florida we have also been in contact with our Lutheran Disaster Response affiliates as they work to prepare for potential damages.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep all those affected by this new tropical storm in prayer as they work to perpare and respond. As we learn more about the situation and possible responses we will keep you informed.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to support the response to these disasters, or those like them, you can donate to either <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/sslpage.aspx?pid=443\">Haiti Relief<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/community.elca.org\/page.aspx?pid=657\">U.S. Hurricanes<\/a>. These gifts help us to respond immediately and effectively when disasters strike domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;Yesterday afternoon Tropical Storm Isaac swept through Haiti&#8217;s southern peninsula, bringing with it heavy rains (over a foot in some areas) and hundred-plus mile per hour winds. It wreaked havoc on the nation as it still works to recover from the massive earthquake of 2010. 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