0512 – A major ice storm coated trees, knocking out power for large areas in Kentucky, plunging residents into cold and darkness. This aerial view of the city shows large blocks stricken by the storm. Louisville, KY. Photo: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
0549 – A Red Cross ERV at the Louisville Area Chapter is sheathed in ice from a devastating ice storm that left thousands of residents in Kentucky without power. Louisville, KY. Photo: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
0551 – A Red Cross ERV at the Louisville Area Chapter is sheathed in ice from a devastating ice storm that left thousands of residents in Kentucky without power. Louisville, KY.Photo: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
0613 – A Red Cross ERV at the Louisville Area Chapter is sheathed in ice from a devastating ice storm that left thousands of residents in Kentucky without power. Louisville, KY. Photo: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
0763 – Rajkumar Choulapalli and his family moved to Kentucky from India only six months ago, and were left without heat or power when the ice storm came through Louisville. They “camped out” in a tent set up in their living room, with blankets and sleeping bags, for 3 days, but finally came to a Red Cross shelter at the Walnut Street Baptist Church. (l-r) Aparna Akundi and Rajkumar Choulapalli, their daughter Sambhavi, Red Cross volunteer Jane Wagner. Walnut Street Baptist Church Red Cross shelter, Louisville, KY. Photo: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
0807 - Rajkumar Choulapalli and his family moved to Kentucky from India only six months ago, and were left without heat or power when the ice storm came through Louisville. They “camped out” in a tent set up in their living room, with blankets and sleeping bags, for 3 days, but finally came to a Red Cross shelter at the Walnut Street Baptist Church. (l-r) Sambhavi Choulapalli and Red Cross volunteer Jane Wagner. Walnut Street Baptist Church Red Cross shelter, Louisville, KY. Photo: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
0970 – Children at the Walnut Street Baptist Church Red Cross shelter in Louisville, KY play with soap bubbles. (l-r) Kamaria Smith, Red Cross Volunteer Jane Wagner, Sophia Summers-Bates. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
1153 – Ashton Gunnel and his mother Jamie Gunnel are welcomed at the Walnut Street Baptist Church Red Cross shelter in Louisville, KY by Red Cross volunteer Jane Wagner. (l-r) Ashton Gunnel, Jamie Gunnel, Jane Wagner. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
1184 – Ashton Gunnel and his mother Jamie Gunnel are welcomed at the Walnut Street Baptist Church Red Cross shelter in Louisville, KY by Red Cross volunteer Jane Wagner. (l-r) Jamie Gunnel, Ashton Gunnel, Jane Wagner. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
1911. February 1, 2009. Early Sunday morning, utility trucks leave their hotel parking lot for power line restoration work in the Louisville area, Louisville, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2133. February 1, 2009. (l-r) Red Cross volunteer Allen Crabtree with Brianna Burgin, who is staying with her family at the Shepherdsville Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2319. February1, 2009. (l-r) Red Cross volunteer Ruth Kastanas (back to camera). Keith Burgin Sr, Shepherdsville Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2360. February 1, 2009. (l-r) Keith Burgin, his wife Shannon Burgin, Shepherdsville Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2512. February 1, 2009. (l-r) Keith Burgin, his wife Shannon Burgin, Shepherdsville Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2528. February 1, 2009. (l-r) Keith Burgin, his wife Shannon Burgin, Shepherdsville Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2596. February 1, 2009. (l-r) Keith Burgin Sr, Allen Crabtree, Shepherdsville Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2646. February 1, 2009. Keith Burgin Sr, Shepherdsville Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2813. February 1, 2009. Clients at the Red Cross shelter exchange stories of the ice storm. (l-r) Louise Hayes, Rickie Gibbs, Elizabethtown Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
2932. February 1, 2009. Red Cross nurse volunteer Darlene Witten assists client Robin Morris with oxygen therapy at the Elizabethtown Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
3234. February 1, 2009. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear comforts a client at the Elizabethtown Red Cross shelter, Elizabethtown, KY. (l-r) Governor Beshear, Red Cross shelter manager Sharon Thompson, client Cheryl Hernandez. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
3356. February 1, 2009. Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear greets clients at the Elizabethtown Red Cross shelter, Elizabethtown, KY. (l-r) Governor Beshear, client Louise Hayes, Red Cross volunteer Sharon Thompson. Background l-r Red Cross volunteers David Cox, Allen Crabtree. Photo by: Daniel Cima/ American Red Cross
3381. February 1, 2009. Red Cross volunteer Kelly Cox (r) helps client William Pearl contact his family, Elizabethtown Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
3534. February 1, 2009. Red Cross volunteer Kelly Cox (r) helps client William Pearl contact his family, Elizabethtown Red Cross shelter, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
3750 – Members of the Army National Guard from Lexington, KY are at the Beaver Dam Shelter to assist in caring for citizens affected by the massive ice storm that has left much of Ohio County in the dark for a week. (l-r) Spec Christopher King, Red Cross volunteer Allen Crabtree. Southern Elementary School, Beaver Dam, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
3978 – Two elderly brothers sought refuge at the Red Cross shelter set up in the Southern Elementary School, Ohio County, Kentucky. They had stayed at their remote farmhouse for four days without lights or heat until the Beaver Dam Fire Department brought them to the shelter. Howard Bolton (91) tells of his ordeal to Red Cross volunteer Allen Crabtree at the shelter. (l-r) Howard Bolton, Red Cross volunteer Allen Crabtree. Southern Elementary School, Beaver Dam, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
4111 – Two elderly brothers sought refuge at the Red Cross shelter set up in the Southern Elementary School, Ohio County, Kentucky. They had stayed at their remote farmhouse for four days without lights or heat until the Beaver Dam Fire Department brought them to the shelter. Carlton Bolton (82) tells his story of the ordeal to Red Cross volunteer Marieluise Christophe at the shelter. (l-r) Carlton Bolton, Red Cross volunteer Marieluise Christophe. Southern Elementary School, Beaver Dam, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
4130 – Two elderly brothers sought refuge at the Red Cross shelter set up in the Southern Elementary School, Ohio County, Kentucky. They had stayed at their remote farmhouse for four days without lights or heat until the Beaver Dam Fire Department brought them to the shelter. Howard Bolton (91) gets a hug from Red Cross volunteer Marieluise Christophe. (l-r) Red Cross volunteer Marieluise Christophe, Howard Bolton. Southern Elementary School, Beaver Dam, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
4115 – Two elderly brothers sought refuge at the Red Cross shelter set up in the Southern Elementary School, Ohio County, Kentucky. They had stayed at their remote farmhouse for four days without lights or heat until the Beaver Dam Fire Department brought them to the shelter. Carlton Bolton (82) and his brother Howard (91) tell their story of the ordeal to Red Cross volunteer Marieluise Christophe at the shelter. (l-r) Carlton Bolton, Red Cross volunteer Marieluise Christophe, Howard Bolton. Southern Elementary School, Beaver Dam, KY. Photo by: Daniel Cima/American Red Cross
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