Hurricane

I don’t have anywhere to go. Will there be shelters open?

A Red Cross disaster training included setting up a shelter. File
A Red Cross disaster training included setting up a shelter. File

Shelters run by the American Red Cross are not yet open, a Red Cross official said Friday morning.

If a 10 a.m. evacuation order is issued Saturday, the shelters will open around noon, he said.

Shelters will be set up in Hampton, Colleton, Jasper, Allendale and Barnwell counties, said Lt. Col. Neil Baxley of the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office at a Thursday press conference. They cannot accept pets.

For information on those shelters, call 1-800-Red-Cross or download the Red Cross app, which displays shelters in real time as they open. You can also text GETCANE to 90999.

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This story was originally published September 8, 2017 at 10:21 AM with the headline "I don’t have anywhere to go. Will there be shelters open?."

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