Disaster relief work in the western part of North Carolina
has been put on hold.
Gaylon Moss, disaster relief director for North Carolina
Baptist Men, sent out a mass e-mail today alerting workers of the halt in work
in Watauga County.
The e-mail credited with inclement weather with the work
stoppage.
There was a concern that workers would not be safe if they
continued because of the dangers of snow, ice and temperatures.
As of Jan. 2, Moss said 20 families had been helped by
approximately 50 volunteers.
When work resumes, Moss asked that chainsaw operators and
those that can clear brush volunteer.
WRAL in Raleigh was reporting that an arctic air mass is
expected to remain in place across North Carolina through the workweek.
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