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Rabbi Hershy Ten, president of Bikur Cholim (Los Angeles), traveled to Louisiana donating vital medical supplies to help flood victims during the devastating flooding.

The damage has caused more than 106,000 residents and households to register for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. More than 60,000 homes were damaged, officials said, and 13 people were killed.

“The magnitude of devastation and need among the flood victims in Southern Louisiana is unimaginable until you’re here,” Rabbi Ten told YWN. “I’ve been blessed to have been able to donate vital medical supplies in-person with these amazing volunteers.”

The flooding has created political headache for the White House as critics blasted Obama for being too slow to visit the state. He spent the previous week vacationing on Martha’s Vineyard, while Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential running mate, Mike Pence, visited the state and handed out supplies.

Hillary Clinton, Trump’s Democratic opponent, said Monday that she too plans a trip to the flood site. Her campaign said in a statement that she would come to the state at an unspecified time in the future.

(Dov Gefen – YWN)