Wal-Mart contributes $500,000 to flood relief efforts

Wal-Mart Stores Inc., and the Walmart Foundation donated $500,000 to organizations that are assisting with flood relief efforts in Texas and Oklahoma.

In Henderson and San Marcos, Texas, Wal-Mart donated and delivered 75,000 bottles of water to families. In Houston, Wimberley and San Marcos, the company sent shipments of cleaning products, diapers, work gloves and other household supplies to support flood relief efforts.

Wal-Mart said it will continue to work closely with disaster relief organizations such as the American Red Cross, The Salvation Army, Feeding America and local agencies to determine the needs of individual communities.