For days now, the Gulf Coast of Louisiana, Mississippi, and surrounding areas have been on watch as yet another devastating hurricane heads their way.
With Hurricane Gustav poised to make landfall in a matter of hours, residents and community officials are been bracing themselves for the storm. Unwilling to watch a repeat of Katrina, Direct Relief International is taking every necessary precaution to ensure the high-risk areas are well stocked with emergency medical materials.
In addition to the 18 hurricane preparedness packs they distributed to clinics along the Gulf Coast this summer before hurricane season, Direct Relief began sending additional materials on Friday to alternate care sites at evacution shelters. Each pack provides 100 people treatment for a range of trauma and other conditions.
It would be truly heartbreaking to see another catastrophy happen, just a few short years after Katrina.
To do your part in helping the communities affected by Gustav, choose Direct Relief International as your cause on SocialVibe today!
For more information on how Direct Relief is taking action to protect against this natural disaster and to see all the latest updates, check out their site.
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