Missouri nonprofit to support Pikeville residents with meals after recent Kentucky floods
A Missouri-based nonprofit is returning to Kentucky to provide meals to those impacted by recent floods.
Operation BBQ Relief, founded in 2011 for tornado relief efforts in Joplin, Missouri, is returning to the commonwealth to provide "hot BBQ meals, comfort, and a sense of normalcy to all those impacted by the devastating flooding" in and around Pikeville, according to a news release. Meal distribution sites will be posted to social media sites like Instagram, Facebook and X on a daily basis.
The nonprofit previously visited Kentucky in both 2021 and 2022 and provided more than 200,000 meals to commonwealth residents between the two events.
In 2021, Mayfield residents were given more than 75,000 meals over 24 days after four tornadoes paved a destructive path of more than 200 miles and left at least 80 dead. In Hazard, more than 129,000 meals were provided in 2022 in 31 days after floods killed more than 40 people in eastern regions.
Kentucky floods Pikeville, Kentucky, hit hard again by floods, leans on community amid tragedy
Recent floods significantly impacted Pikeville with three of 12 confirmed deaths from the area, Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday. Local homes and businesses were also damaged, with large amounts of standing water lingering after the storm.
Reporter Lucas Aulbach contributed. Reach Marina Johnson at Marina.Johnson@courier-journal.com.
This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Kentucky floods: Nonprofit to support Pikeville residents with meals
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