Amazon has donated and delivered over 140,000 emergency aid supplies to communities affected by Hurricane Ida, with more supplies on the way
September 02 2021 - 7:10AM
Business Wire
Amazon deployed relief supplies from its
Disaster Relief Hub, an emergency supply facility near Atlanta
where Amazon pre-positioned over 500,000 relief items and
logistical support
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced today the rapid delivery of over
140,000 relief items from its Disaster Relief Hub to help
humanitarian aid partner, Save the Children, respond to Hurricane
Ida’s widespread damage. Amazon donated critical emergency supplies
to support Save the Children as the organization helps devastated
communities begin to recover as quickly as possible. Amazon will
donate more relief supplies as other humanitarian aid partners
assess needs and request additional support. Hurricane Ida crashed
into the Louisiana coastline on August 29 as a Category 4 storm,
with winds up to 150 mph and a severe storm surge, knocking out
power to more than a million homes and businesses.
Save the Children began assessing emergency needs just after the
hurricane raged through the region, and Amazon immediately jumped
into action to deploy relief items. Amazon employees loaded trucks
and transported supplies less than 72 hours after Hurricane Ida’s
landfall, delivering water, hygiene items, and children’s supplies,
including diapers, wipes, and toys, along with other needed items.
The supplies were delivered to Save the Children, which will
distribute relief items directly to people in impacted areas of
Louisiana.
“Hurricane Ida made landfall on the 16th anniversary of
Hurricane Katrina, which hit the same region as one of the most
destructive storms in U.S. history. It has been heartbreaking to
watch the effect Hurricane Ida has had on so many Americans, and we
know many people need help right now,” said Abe Diaz, disaster
relief lead at Amazon. “The Disaster Relief Hub allows Amazon to
anticipate needs, respond faster, and deliver relief to communities
impacted by hurricanes and other natural disasters. We hope that
our operations and logistics capabilities help our humanitarian
community partners quickly render aid and begin lifting up
communities struggling amid this disaster.”
Amazon officially opened its Disaster Relief Hub earlier this
year to help shorten the response time between emergency teams’
on-the-ground assessment and the arrival of relief supplies. Those
efforts can often take several days after a natural disaster such
as Hurricane Ida occurs. To quicken the response time, Amazon
analyzed four years of data about efforts supporting natural
disaster relief. The company then created a pre-positioning
strategy for community partners to help deliver the most commonly
needed relief supplies. Now, following the initial deployment of
the most urgently needed supplies, Amazon works with its partners
to identify other supplies from Amazon’s vast selection of products
to fill additional, unique critical requirements. Amazon is also
preparing to send water, Meals Ready to Eat (MREs), shelter
materials, debris clearing equipment, and more to additional
humanitarian aid partners.
“In the aftermath of Hurricane Ida, many children and families
are unsure of what the future may hold, and it’s critical they get
the support they need to recover,” said Jeanne-Aimee De Marrais,
senior director of U.S. emergencies for Save the Children. “In
times of crisis like this, strong partnerships can make a world of
difference. Save the Children is proud and grateful to work with
Amazon and its Disaster Relief Hub to ensure kids and their
families can quickly get essential child-focused supplies that will
aid in their recovery.”
Amazon customers can support Hurricane Ida relief efforts by
donating to humanitarian relief organizations. They can also use
their Alexa-enabled devices by saying, "Alexa, I want to donate to
Hurricane Ida relief.”
Since 2017, Amazon has donated more than 15 million in-kind
products in response to over 70 natural disasters around the world.
Amazon's 2021 disaster relief and response efforts have included
donating and delivering more than 2.8 million emergency items to
aid on-the-ground relief efforts for a massive earthquake in Haiti;
severe floods in Western Europe and in New South Wales, Australia;
wildfires in Turkey and Canada; a tornado in the Czech Republic; a
volcano eruption in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; monsoon
season in India; and the winter storms in Texas, Mississippi,
Tennessee, and Alabama. We also donated critical medical equipment
to support hospitals and other COVID-19 care facilities across
India, along with personal protective items to vulnerable
communities in Nepal and Chile.
Amazon's disaster relief and response efforts utilize Amazon's
vast operational excellence, innovative technologies, and global
logistics network to provide fast and effective support to
worldwide operations fighting large-scale natural disasters. Amazon
has filled cargo jets and shipped truckloads of Amazon-donated
items for communities ravaged by hurricanes, sent solar-powered
lights to people living without power after tsunamis, enabled
customers to easily donate products and cash on Amazon.com, and
helped organizations including governments and nonprofits expedite
response efforts through our Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud
services.
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