Disaster Assistance Center opening at the Trotter

COLUMBUS, Miss. (WCBI)- The Mayors office is setting up a one stop Disaster Assistance Center.

The one-stop-shop for tornado relief efforts will be in the lower level of the Trotter Convention Center.

It’ll open Wednesday.

The Mississippi Emergency Management is also assisting.

City leaders and emergency responders say this will be where people can come to register for assistance and where volunteers that want to help will check-in.

“We want to make it as comfortable as we can for them. We want it to be easier for them rather than them being scattered going one place a mile here, go for assistance a mile at another place. That’s why we’re calling it a one stop disaster center,” said Mayor Smith.

The center will open at 8 a.m. Wednesday morning.

A website is also being set up for assistance and volunteers.