Residents of an Oregon City apartment complex have until 5 p.m. Thursday to evacuate because of a slow-moving landslide.
A Red Cross volunteer helps a man who's had to move out of his apartment complex because of a slow-moving landslide.
Kristian Foden-Vencil/OPB News.
Red Cross spokeswoman Paula Negele has been working with families at the Oregon City High School shelter for days now.
“Last night, we had 24 people in the shelter here at this high school, and we expect that it may continue to ramp up and fluctuate for the next couple of days as people celebrate the holidays maybe at other places and then come back after the holidays," she said.
"But in the meantime, we're working very closely with community partners so that the families do have a place to go."
Over the past three weeks, hundreds of Red Cross responders have deployed throughout Oregon and southwest Washington to help with landslides, floods, a tornado and freezing conditions.
They’ve opened 11 shelters during December's winter storms, and served thousands of meals.
All told, it’s been a tough year for local emergency aid organizations, after a summer of wildfires, the October shooting in Roseburg and now the weather.
