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Hurricane Idalia Response Press Kit
Media Resources Media Requests Press Releases Fact Sheets Photos B-roll Hurricane Idalia Response Press Kit Samaritan’s Purse is responding in Florida after Hurricane Idalia left behind a path of destruction for families in the Sunshine State. As news of the approaching storm surfaced, the international Christian relief organization pre-positioned two Disaster Relief Units—tractor-trailers packed with…
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Press Release Hurricane Dorian Response 09-02-19
Samaritan's Purse Airlifts Critical Relief to Hurricane-Battered Bahamas BOONE, N.C., Sept. 2, 2019 Samaritan's Purse is airlifting its DC-8 cargo plane stocked with critical supplies to the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian pummeled the island—leaving thousands of people without basic necessities. The first plane load includes emergency shelter material, household water filters and two community water…
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Volunteers Working in the Aftermath of Hurricane Laura
Samaritan’s Purse volunteers are already hard at work in southwest Louisiana after Category 4 Hurricane Laura slammed into the state early Thursday morning with 150 mph winds. Many communities along its path are still silent and empty from evacuations. Our teams are busy on the ground in two hard-hit communities. Two of our Disaster Relief…
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Press Release Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Hurricane Otis
SAMARITAN’S PURSE PROVIDES EMERGENCY RELIEF TO TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN MEXICO AFTER HURRICANE OTIS Third Cargo Plane Departed Greensboro, North Carolina Today; Airlifting Additional Relief Supplies to Mexico BOONE, N.C., Nov. 9, 2023—Samaritan’s Purse, an international Christian relief organization, responded to Hurricane Otis after the deadly storm destroyed homes, businesses, and livelihoods. The Category…
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Edward Graham Encourages Hurricane Survivors in Acapulco
Edward Graham, Samaritan’s Purse COO, visited Acapulco, Mexico, on Nov. 16 to encourage storm survivors and view some of the relief work our organization has provided in response to Hurricane Otis’ surprise strike on the popular tourist city in late October. “Hurricane Otis came through here and destroyed massive amounts of the city,” Graham said.…
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Samaritan’s Purse Responds to Hurricane Ian
SAMARITAN’S PURSE RESPONDS TO HURRICANE IAN; TWO DISASTER RELIEF UNITS AND HEAVY EQUIPMENT DEPARTS TOMORROW BOONE, N.C., Sept. 28, 2022—Samaritan's Purse is mobilizing disaster response specialists and tractor-trailers packed with relief equipment to areas currently being ravaged by Hurricane Ian. The international Christian relief organization will continue to closely track the storm and work with…
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Hurricane Harvey Victim Happy to Be Home Again
Ever since Hurricane Harvey flooded Rodney Turner’s Houston home with a foot-and-a-half of rainwater almost a year ago, he’s been sleeping on his parents’ living room couch. A coat hook on the back of a door served as his closet. All of his furniture was ruined by the flooding, and flooring and drywall throughout the…
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Celebrating God at Work through North American Ministries
When Samaritan’s Purse volunteers deploy to a disaster site, they wear orange shirts, joining forces with the Billy Rapid Response Team chaplains, who minister in blue shirts. Whether it be after a hurricane, tornado, flood, wildfire, or ice storm, the two sets of volunteers work side by side in Jesus’ Name to help storm victims…
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Faith Through the Storm in Jamaica
As Samaritan’s Purse continues to respond, working alongside local churches to meet the needs of suffering people, our medical and surgical teams at our Emergency Field Hospital began treating patients Nov. 5. It’s been a race against time to help people living in communities cut off by the storm. Like most buildings in the community,…
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Pray for Hawaii Recovering from Tropical Storm Lane
UPDATE (9:03 a.m. ET Tuesday): Lane became a tropical depression late Sunday and headed west from the islands. Please continue in prayer for those affected in Hawaii. Damage was not nearly as severe as initially expected. This is expected to be the final update for Lane. UPDATE (7:51 a.m. ET Sunday): Tropical Storm Lane continues…
