Amazon Air Cargo Flights, In Partnership With Red Cross & Amazon Customers, Taking Off For The Bahamas Packed With Critical S...
September 09 2019 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
Two Amazon Air cargo flights will depart on
missions to deliver tens of thousands of Amazon-donated relief
items and a curated wish list of emergency supplies to nonprofit
partners providing aid in the Bahamas
Customers can lend their support by donating
essential items for the deliveries through wish lists curated by
nonprofit partners at www.amazon.com/disasterrelief
Amazon’s disaster relief program, together with
its employees and customers, have donated an equivalent of more
than $15 million in product and cash for 25 disasters around the
world
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN)– In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, Amazon
is providing in-kind donations to help support relief efforts for
those affected in the Bahamas. In collaboration with the
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies,
Mercy Corps, and the Grand Bahama Disaster Relief Foundation, the
Disaster Relief by Amazon team is mobilizing two Amazon Air
flights, full of tens of thousands of relief items such as tarps,
buckets and water containers, for upcoming departures. In addition,
Amazon launched new wish list campaigns, specifically curated by
its nonprofit partners, for customers to shop essentials by
September 13 to go on the relief planes. Customers can also make
cash donations, donate supplies directly to nonprofits for the
Bahamas and Carolinas, or just say, “Alexa, donate to Hurricane
Dorian relief at American Red Cross.”
Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas as a Category 5 hurricane with
winds reaching 185mph, which matched the highest ever recorded at
landfall, and stayed over affected areas for two days. The Abaco
Islands and Grand Bahama were particularly hard hit with video
footage showing total obliteration of portions of the islands and
large areas completely submerged by floodwater. In the country of
about 400,000 people, local officials estimate that more than
70,000 are homeless and in need of food, water and shelter. Relief
organizations report a dire situation on the ground and have
encountered serious challenges in delivering aid due to the
devastation of local infrastructure.
Amazon is shipping relief items from fulfillment centers around
the country to an Amazon fulfillment center in Tampa where they
will be packed, palletized and transported to the Tampa air gateway
and loaded onto the Amazon Air planes for Nassau. Amazon’s
nonprofit partners doing lifesaving work on the ground in the
Bahamas will distribute the supplies to those in need.
“The Red Cross is proud to count Amazon as a partner to help
provide much needed support to the Bahamas,” said Lesley Schaffer,
International Response and Recovery Director, American Red Cross.
“This will be a long road to recovery but these generous donations
will give hope in the days and weeks to come.”
“We are deeply saddened by the news that continues to come out
of the Bahamas following this unprecedented hurricane,” said Dave
Clark, Amazon SVP, Worldwide Operations. “Amazon is committed to
supporting communities impacted by natural disasters, and we hope
our donation deliveries – both Amazon-donated items and items
donated by our generous customers – provide needed relief to
Bahamians most impacted by this storm and support the extremely
difficult work of our trusted nonprofit partners. We are continuing
to learn more about the disaster and areas where we can help.”
Amazon is committed to leveraging its operations and worldwide
logistics network to provide fast and effective relief during
natural disasters. This is Amazon’s latest effort to use its
various modes of transportation to support communities impacted by
disasters. Previously, Amazon Air planes flew a full cargo load of
humanitarian relief items to Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin
Islands following Hurricane Maria. Working closely with the Red
Cross, Amazon Air also flew donated items to Hawaii to help with
disaster relief efforts after the Kilauea volcano erupted.
Through its Disaster Relief by Amazon team, Amazon has supported
10 natural disasters in 2019 so far. Since 2017, Amazon, its
employees and customers donated an equivalent of more than $15
million in product and cash for 25 disasters around the world. For
Hurricane Dorian specifically, Amazon most recently fulfilled a
request from the Florida State Emergency Response Team and sent
products that provide sensory aid and support for displaced
individuals who are in unfamiliar and uncomfortable environments.
Amazon also provided 60,000 bottles of water to two Florida
foodbanks. In addition, Amazon donated items like mosquito nets,
sunscreen, and insect repellent to International Medical Corps to
outfit their medical teams supporting communities affected by the
storm. Amazon has also hosted cash and Wish List campaigns for
customers over the last week.
For more information about Disaster Relief by Amazon, visit
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