The Convoy of Hope disaster assessment team, who worked its way north along Hurricane Irene’s path recently, is now responding to significant flood damage in the New England states.

A Convoy of Hope tractor-trailer containing 40,000 pounds of water, ready-to-eat meals, flood buckets, paper products and cleaning supplies is being distributed to flood victims in Wilmington, Vt., and nearby towns.

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“There are lots of needs,” says Paul Coroleuski, disaster response field services director for Convoy of Hope. “Some communities have seen many of their homes washed from their foundations by rushing floodwaters.”

Two tractor-trailers full of relief supplies have also been sent to New York to serve residents affected by flooding in communities around Albany and Cobleskill.

“While our work continues in Joplin and Japan,” says Jeff Nene, senior director of public relations, “we are also at work in the states affected by flooding from Hurricane Irene. We could not do what we do with the support of our friends.”