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Volunteer - USA - Truckers in hurricane areas
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New Orleans,MI,USA -Land Line Magazine (Grain Valley, Miss), by Aaron Ladage -30 Aug 2005: -- As Hurricane Katrina comes ashore in the Gulf States, the opportunity to help those devastated by the disaster is growing... In the wake of a storm, truckers can play an important role in the relief effort by providing donated time, labor and, of course, transportation for supplies and rebuilding in crisis areas, said Patricia Kraemer, disaster and emergency services director for the Mississippi Gulf Coast chapter of the American Red Cross... "We always need trucks to pick up supplies and take them to shelters and such. We need transportation of supplies and free labor"... Although truckers’ help is always appreciated, Devorah Goldburg, spokesperson for the American Red Cross, said, but might feel that an overwhelming volunteer response from truckers could complicate the logistical problems in a disaster area...
The Seattle Times - Aug 31, 2005: -- Overwhelmed by the number of dead, county workers marked bodies with satellite-based locator devices for later pickup. The county had enough space on refrigerated trucks for 80 bodies. Officials ordered more trucks...
ajc.com/The New York Times -08/31/05: -- The 70-member groups of firefighters and medical specialists arrive with 18-wheelers and other trucks loaded with generators, chainsaws, tents and dogs that can sniff out the living and the dead.. .
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