LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – Donations are nonetheless wanted for flood victims.

Appalachian Regional Healthcare says they’re working out. They particularly want cleansing provides.

At ARH headquarters in Lexington, employees have arrange a big tent to maintain extra provides outdoors as they arrive via. The wants of individuals in Japanese Kentucky preserve altering by the day and ARH hopes to maintain assembly these wants.

Recently, ARH has been amassing water, cleansing provides, and nonperishable meals gadgets. They’re now asking for child components, air mattresses, camp stoves, dehumidifiers, work gloves and work boots.

ARH president and CEO Hollie Phillips says folks cleansing the mud from their houses can use this stuff. The nonprofit has additionally arrange donation distribution websites at its hospitals in Hazard, Hyden, and Whitesburg. It’s additionally working with some shelters.

Phillips says donations have stalled a bit and it’s form of disappointing.

“This can be a lengthy course of for folks. This restoration goes to take months and months and individuals are going to proceed to want provides, so we simply proceed to ask our Lexington neighborhood and central Kentucky neighborhood to come back out and convey these wanted gadgets,” Phillips mentioned.

ARH has additionally partnered with Appalachia Rises to lift practically $1 million for jap Kentucky. Phillips says 100% of those funds will go to flood victims.

You’ll be able to click on right here to search out out different methods to donate.

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