Taylor Swift donates millions to US hurricane relief efforts

US superstar Taylor Swift has donated 5 cardinal dollars (£3.8 million) to assistance victims “rebuild and recover” arsenic hurricanes devastate the south-east portion of the US.

Hurricane Milton is expected to marque landfall connected the westbound seashore of Florida precocious connected Wednesday night, amid warnings that a life-threatening tempest surge could origin “extreme flooding”, according to the Met office.

The “dangerous and destructive” tempest comes successful the aftermath of devastation caused by Hurricane Helene conscionable weeks ago.

“We’re incredibly grateful to Taylor Swift for her generous 5 cardinal dollar donation to Hurricanes Helene and Milton alleviation efforts,” the main enforcement of Feeding America, Claire Babineaux-Fontenot, said successful a connection connected X.

“This publication volition assistance communities rebuild and recover, providing indispensable food, cleanable water, and supplies to radical affected by these devastating storms.

“Together, we tin marque a existent interaction successful supporting families arsenic they navigate the challenges ahead.

“Thank you, Taylor, for lasting with america successful the question to extremity hunger and for helping communities successful need.”

The foundation were urging others to “join Taylor if you’re capable by donating”.

It comes aft chap US euphony prima Dolly Parton besides donated 1 cardinal dollars (£765,000) to the Mountain Ways Foundation, providing contiguous assistance to Hurricane Helene flood victims.

Swift is gearing up for her the last tally of her Eras Tour, opening adjacent week successful Miami earlier heading to New Orleans, and Indianapolis and closing retired the circuit successful Toronto and Vancouver successful Canada.

The 34-year-old has a past of supporting fundraisers, donating to 1,400 Trussell nutrient banks successful Edinburgh, Liverpool, Cardiff and London – the cities wherever she performed her record-breaking Eras Tour this summer.

The Anti-Hero vocalist besides precocious donated 100,000 dollars (£79,400) to a fundraiser for the household of a pistillate who died successful the wide shooting astatine the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebrations.

The US prima shared her condolences with the household of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, 44, who was killed during the American shot team’s triumph parade astatine Union Station successful Kansas City aft they won the Super Bowl.

Swift had attended the Super Bowl to enactment her Kansas City Chiefs prima fellow Travis Kelce.