BOONE,
N.C., July 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
Samaritan's Purse sent a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART)
along with more than 24 tons of life-saving supplies to the
Caribbean. The N.C.-based
organization stood up an Incident Management Team over the weekend
as Hurricane Beryl began to strengthen, preparing to respond to the
storm. Less than 24 hours after the hurricane made landfall, the
Samaritan's Purse DC-8 cargo plane departed Greensboro, NC. with 600 rolls of tarp, 3,000
solar lights, a desalination water unit, 300 collapsible jerry
cans, and a mobile medical unit. In addition to these emergency
relief supplies, the cargo plane also transported 13 disaster
response specialists to Grenada.
This rapid deployment and mobilization of humanitarian aid and
resources is aimed at providing critical support to the island
communities and families anticipated to be the most affected by the
storm. Most importantly, Samaritan's Purse is deploying to bring
help and the hope of Jesus Christ to
families who are grappling with severe loss in the aftermath of the
storm.
"Hurricane Beryl pummeled the Windward Islands, and left
thousands of families in need of emergency relief," said
Franklin Graham, president of
Samaritan's Purse. "We started building out pallets of cargo
before the hurricane even made landfall and are now on the way with
life-saving aid. Please join me in praying for the families who are
in the path of this storm, and for our Samaritan's Purse staff who
will be serving them."
Hurricane Beryl, which made landfall in Grenada as a Category 4 hurricane—the earliest
on record—quickly grew in strength to a Category 5, bringing
devastating floods, high-wind damage, and power outages to the
Windward Islands. Samaritan's Purse is preparing to distribute
emergency shelter material and to set up water filtration systems
in areas that have been heavily damaged and are now without access
to clean water. The organization is coordinating with local church
partners in the area that Samaritan's Purse has worked with through
its project Operation Christmas Child.
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ABOUT SAMARITAN'S PURSE
Based in Boone, North Carolina, Samaritan's Purse
responds to the physical and spiritual needs of individuals in
crisis situations—especially in locations where few others are
working. Led by President and CEO Franklin
Graham, Samaritan's Purse works in more than 100 countries
to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty,
famine and persecution. For more information, visit
SamaritansPurse.org.
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