Recovery efforts are underway after flooding Oct. 30 and 31 damaged millions of dollars of property and displaced dozens of families in Central Texas, but donations are not keeping pace with the needs, said Daniel Geraci, executive director of the Austin Disaster Relief Network, a network of more than 158 churches throughout Central Texas.

Geraci said that at this point in the recovery efforts after the Memorial Day weekend floods in May, his organization had raised about $200,000-$300,000 to help families get back on their feet. So far his organization has only been able to collect about $5,000 for those affected by the October floods.

“It’s more devastating than the eye can see,” Geraci said.

He said the October floods have not garnered the same level of attention that the Memorial Day events received. But the devastation is similar, he said.

So far ADRN has met with about 280 families. Of those, 84 had vehicles that were destroyed by the floods, and 109 have requested assistance in cleaning out flood-damaged areas of their homes. In all, Geraci estimated about 6,000 Central Texas families were affected by the October floods.

“People right now are living in the condition of that wet environment,” Geraci said. “I had one elderly woman who had nowhere to go, but she was telling me she just didn’t want to go back to her wet home.”

Geraci said he hopes that a lot of cleanup work will be accomplished Nov. 7, after anticipated rains pass through Central Texas Nov. 5 and 6.

The city of Austin has requested ADRN deploy at least 75 volunteers to help with cleaning out homes. Volunteers are asked to bring wheelbarrows, shovels, gloves, hammers, boots and crowbars. Volunteers can sign up here.

In Hays County, those in need of assistance can visit the Multi-Agency Response Center at the Kyle Square Historic Courthouse at the intersection of W. Center Street and Burleson Street.

Those who would like to learn about more ways to help can do so at www.adrntx.org. Monetary donations can be made online or by mail.