The disaster response response to Hurricane Katrina includes federal government agencies such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), US Coast Guard (USCG), state and local agencies, National Guard and Federal troops, non-governmental organizations, charities and private individuals. Tens of thousands of volunteers and troops responded or deployed to the disaster - mostly in the affected areas but also across the US in shelters established in at least 19 states.
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The money donation is well below the record set by the tsunami and the 9/11 relief effort in the US. In the usual reversal of positions, the United States receives international help and assistance from various countries. The National Medical Disaster System has essentially enabled all teams in the country, and has hosted several Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT), Disaster Relief Team (DMORT), and Veterinary Response Team (VMAT) in Houston and Atlanta the day before for, and day, landing. When the dike was reported to have been damaged, DMAT was transferred to Baton Rouge on Tuesday, August 30, and as needs were identified, the team moved that afternoon to the Super Dome, and that night to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Three DMAT arrived at around 0200 on Wednesday morning, August 31, and set up a field hospital, Base of Operations in Concourse D, and began offloading rescue from helicopters, and providing all levels of medical care. Additional DMAT is deployed there because the volume and tempo of patient arrivals increase, as hospitals in the city begin to evacuate their patients. More than 3,000 patients were treated, and when DOD Medevac's assets began to arrive, patients were handed over and transferred to more than a dozen cities. This operation peaked during the weekend of 3 and 4 September, and finished in the middle of the week. More than 20,000 refugees were also flown by civilian air fleets designed to serve, and 25 deaths occurred there, mostly nursing homes and hospital refugees.
More than 10,000 Air Army and National Guards and 7,200 active duty troops are stationed in the Gulf Coast region to assist with storm relief operations with some weeks remaining. The military aid effort, known as the Joint Assassination Unit of Katrina, was ordered by Lieutenant General Russell L. Honorà ©  ©, commander of the First US Army. At the urging of President Bush, the US Senate quickly approved a $ 10.5 billion aid to the victims on September 1, 2005. The US House of Representatives voted and approved the action on Friday, September 2, 2005 without debate. President Bush asked for an additional $ 51.8 billion on Sept. 7. Congress approved the funding package the next day.
On September 24, 2005, following the catastrophe caused by Hurricane Rita, the National Guard named Brig. General Douglas Pritt of the 41st Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, head of the Rita Joint Task Force (formally called JTF Ponchartrain). The fourteen hundred Oregonian soldiers and airmen, including the 1st Battalion of the 186th Infantry set up as rapid response units, joined military engineers and police from Louisiana, a Stryker Brigade from Pennsylvania, and a technical battalion from Missouri. It is their mission to provide support support for all areas in Texas and Louisiana that are affected by two storms and to remove any obstacles that might hinder assistance for those affected.
Governments of many countries have offered assistance to the United States for disaster relief, including the governments of Canada, France, Britain, Germany, and Mexico, with Canada even offering to accept the Katrina evacuation. In addition to asking for federal funds, President Bush has sought the help of former presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush to increase additional voluntary contributions, as they did after the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami.
Many are critical of the slow response, with many people (especially in New Orleans) going without water and food for three to five days after the storm. Among the first to express criticism of crisis management was The Pentagon, who complained only a day after Katrina hit that the bureaucratic red tape of the Bush administration and FEMA (newly rearranged by the Department of Homeland Security) has led to the suspension of a scheduled military hospital ship and officially from Norfolk, Virginia, between relevant and actively prepared military emergency response procedures.
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Hurricane Katrina, who hit the US Gulf Coast in August 2005, exposed the local population to trauma and widespread property loss. However, little is known about the long-term effects of storms on their exposed mental health. This study documents long-term changes in mental health among very vulnerable groups - low-income mothers - from before to after the storm, and identifies factors associated with different recovery paths. The longitudinal survey of 672 low-income mothers from New Orleans performed about a year earlier, 4-19 months after, and 43-54 months after Hurricane Katrina. While the federal government is slowly starting to wrestle with the cost of rebuilding dykes and ruined neighborhoods, art institutions in southern Louisiana and Mississippi face bitter realities: No public funds are set aside for their recovery. And operating money, never very easy to come by, dry up.
Timeline
On Friday, August 26, the National Hurricane Center forecasts for the first time Katrina will become a Category 4 hurricane, and thus exceeds the design limit of the New Orleans embankment.
On Saturday, August 27, President Bush declared a state of emergency under the authority of the Stafford Act for the Louisiana inland parish.
The next day, Sunday, August 28, Katrina became a Category 4 hurricane and eventually developed into Category Five storms on the same day, with winds blowing around 175 mph (280 kph). New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin decides not to declare a mandatory evacuation of the city, rather than opening the Superdome to those who can not leave the city. 550 National Guard troops stationed inside the Superdome to filter evacuations for weapons.
At that time, it was known that hurricane strength would almost certainly exceed the design capacity of the embankment, and therefore the likelihood of a major flood is real. If the embankment fails, people all over the city will find it very difficult to get food and water. If the authorities want to position the food, the Superdome will be a logical place, because the population knows it is a designated center location. The Louisiana National Guard delivered enough food for 15,000 people for 3 days.
President Bush declared a state of emergency in six areas of Alabama and 11 in Mississippi.
Monday, August 29, at 6:10 am local time, Katrina made a landing. The Louisiana National Guard has summoned nearly 3,500 of its members to declare active duty at 7 am Colonel Lieutenant Colonel Pete Schneider reported successful evacuations from the city, crediting the Louisiana Guard partners in neighboring countries to implement a "coordinated effort" that combines lessons learned from evacuation in past. Schneider said during an interview today with Fox News, the state is ready to accommodate refugees at the Superdome "during the time it takes," reporting that although the giant structural protective layer tore the wind of Category 4 hurricanes, the roof itself seems intact.
Louisiana has 65 percent of its troops available for state missions; Mississippi, 60 percent; Alabama, 77 percent; and Florida, 74 percent.
USS Bataan was stationed near New Orleans before Katrina made a landing, and began a relief operation on August 30.
The next day, Tuesday, August 30, an estimated 7,500 National Guard troops from Alabama, Florida, Louisiana and Mississippi are on duty, supporting civil authorities, distributing generators, providing medical care, and setting up shelters for displaced people. At 8 am, nearly 3,800 Louisiana Army and Air Guard members were tasked with removing debris, providing security and shelter, distributing water, food and ice, and offering medical and law enforcement support. Louisiana Guard coordinated with Florida, Georgia and Texas to secure two UH-60 Black Hawk and five CH-47 Chinook helicopters to support their operations. In Mississippi, more than 1,900 Guard troops provide similar support, basing their operations at Camp Shelby. In Florida, more than 700 Florida Guard members are on duty.
On August 31, the number of military units serving in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida rose to nearly 8,300. The Joint Assembly Unit Katrina set up in Camp Shelby, Miss., As the centerpiece of the Department of Defense to support the Federal Emergency Management Agency's assistance effort.
- The JTF Katrina Combined Forces Maritime Forces (JFMCC) command, under the command of Rear Admiral Joseph Kilkenny, was formed at Naval Air Station Pensacola to oversee (1) maritime coordination of rescue operations and delivery of relief supplies throughout the Gulf Coast, 2) operational support for FEMA and civil authorities as requested, (3) coordination of all US maritime troops and Coalition afloat; (4) coordination of all Navy duties; and (4) recovery of all coastal marine facilities in the Gulf Coast area. JTF Katrina JFMCC was later transferred to New Orleans after the arrival of the USS IWO JIMA and Joint Operations Command and Control Center DJC2. The USS IWO JIMA also serves as the Presidential Support Platform, JTF Katrina Forward, and the Co-Rescue Co-ordination Center while importing New Orleans. Admiral Kilkenny and staff later served as JTF Rita JFMCC who provided support for Hurricane Rita disaster recovery.
- Four MH-53 Sea Stallions and two HH-60 Seahawk helicopters from the USS Bataan flew a medical evacuation and search-and-rescue mission in Louisiana, and the Bataan hospital is preparing for possible use for medical support. Bataan, based in Naval Station Ingleside, Texas, is in the waters off Louisiana.
- High-Speed ​​Vessel HSV-2 Swift, stationed in Little Creek, Virginia, sails into the waters off Louisiana to provide support.
- The Amphibian Readiness Group Iwo Jima is preparing to sail from Norfolk, Va., full of disaster response equipment and is expected to reach the Louisiana coast in five days, officials said. This group consists of USS Iwo Jima, USS Shreveport, USS Tortuga, and USNS Arctic.
- The USNS Comfort hospital ship is preparing to leave Baltimore to bring medical aid to the Gulf region and is expected to reach the area in seven days.
The first report of relief supplies is sent to the Superdome.
The guards remain under the control of the respective governors, allowing them to provide law enforcement support in the affected areas - something the Posse Comitatus Act prohibits active duty force performers in the United States.
On Thursday, September 1, the National Guard was accompanied by a bus (475 in all) and a supply truck arrived at the Superdome. The media reported "several buses" there.
Director of FEMA Brown said that he had just learned that the New Orleans Convention Center had loaded thousands of people without food or water for 3-4 days. He said the truck was on its way and had to be "anytime". Brown did not give ordinary people permission to drive a bus sent by the National Guard. The cause of the problem is no certified bus drivers. At this point, major news sources have reported the situation for several days.
On Friday, September 2, seven days after a powerful Category 5 hurricane prediction, several dozen truck and bus convoys drove to New Orleans carrying food, water and other supplies. Some of these trucks are PLS manufactured by Oshkosh Truck Corporation. This transport can carry more than 15 tons of cargo and can travel within 4 feet (1.2 m) of water.
In comparison, when the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake hit the politically cracked city of Banda Aceh, Indonesian officials not only knew about the situation on the ground, but sent 175 tons of food just two days after the disaster. This is due to the fact that transportation is a worldwide effort, while Katrina's relief efforts are handled by the US Federal government, alone.
Military
National Guard Deployment
Since the storm passed, the governors of Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana; as well as California and Texas, are collectively called for more than 10,000 guardians.
Coast Guard
The Coast Guard responded by moving as many helicopters as possible to the affected areas, calling the plane from afar like Cape Cod, Massachusetts. 500 Coast Guard reserves are called for active duty, and many of the hundreds of small boats in the fleet are sent to help. The Coast Guard helicopter flew a rescue mission for two days. The Coast Guard saved lives before other federal agents, despite the fact that nearly half of the Coast Guard personnel lost their own homes in the cyclone. They rescued or evacuated more than 33,500 people, six times more than they sustained in 2004. According to an article in Time, at St. John's Parish. The famous Bernard, east of New Orleans, Sheriff Jack Stephens says that Coast Guard is the only federal agency that provides significant aid for a full week after the storm.
The United States Navy also started a Hurricane Katrina relief effort. Some ships were sent to the area:
- Airplane carrier
- USSa, Harry S. Truman (arriving September 4)
- Shipbuilding boat
- USSa, Bataan (arrives August 30)
- USS Iwo Jima (arriving September 3)
- Amphibious transport dock
- USSÃ, Shreveport (arriving September 3)
- Docking dock
- USSÃ, Tortuga (arriving September 3)
- USSa, Whidbey Island (arriving September 3)
- Fast combat support ship
- USNSÃ, Arctic (arriving August 31)
- Hospital Ships
- USNSÃ, Leisure (arrives Sept. 8)
- Saving and saving
- USSÃ, Grapple (sent out August 31, arriving September 4)
Seaplane ships carry the CH-53 Sea Stallion and SH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters that have been used in search and rescue operations. Harry S. Truman was used as the command center for naval operations in the area. The Navy also arranges to send eight 14 boat civilian rescue teams to the disaster zone using the C-5 Galaxy cargo aircraft.
Lieutenant General Russell L. Honorà ©  © The Army was appointed to run a temporary special command, known as the Joint Task Force (JTF) Katrina, to coordinate all military responses to the effort, based at Camp Shelby in Mississippi. FEMA has requested the Pentagon that the US North Command Leaders be ready for assistance.
The Canadian Navy deployed a task force consisting of three warships - HMCS Athabaskan , HMCS Toronto and HMCSÃ, Ville de QuÃÆ'Â © bec - together with CCGS Coast Guard Sir William Alexander and three Sea King helicopters and a BO-105 helicopter to the area.
Royal Dutch Navy frigate HNLMSÂ Van Amstel tiba 7 September.
The Mexican navy sent the warship Papaloapan . It arrives on September 8 to the Mississippi coast with 250 metric tons of food, medicine and supplies. It carries two MI-17 helicopters, ambulances, seven amphibious vehicles and eight 6-track all-terrain vehicles.
Air Force
The United States Air Force responded by sending search and rescue, aeromedical evacuations, relief supplies and medical care to the affected areas. Keesler AFB was evacuated prior to the collision, but from training students at the base about 400 volunteers to stay back and clean up the base. Thanks to their efforts, the base operates 6 months earlier than expected. The Air Force has saved more than 4,000 people to date. The Air Force has also evacuated more than 25,000 people in need of medical treatment from Louis Armstrong International Airport of New Orleans. The Air Force Medical Quick Response Unit also operates a hospital with 25 beds at the airport. Nine million food packages have been flown to the region. The Air National Guard is also a major presence in The SuperDome (which evacuated more than 25,000 survivors from the area). Squadron Security Force 136, answering the call, flew to the local Airstaion Naval, from Ft. Worth (Carswell JRB) Texas, via C130 Troop Transport. This unit is in position, within 48 hours of being warned.
Non-military government
Federal
Some of the disaster recovery responses to Katrina started before the storm, with the preparation of the Federal Emergency Management Agency that ranged from dispersing the supply of logistics to the morgue team with refrigerated trucks. However, the lack of widespread federal response has been criticized for the event.
President George W. Bush asked Secretary Michael Chertoff of the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the Federal response. Chertoff appointed Michael Brown, head of FEMA as the Main Federal Official to lead the deployment and coordination of all federal response resources and troops in the Gulf Coast region.
FEMA spreading all 28 of the Urban Search & amp; Rescue Task Forces with 11 departs to Mississippi and 7 to Louisiana. The remaining 10 US & R Task Forces are placed into the Texas staging area. FEMA also mobilized 29 Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMAT); 5 Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Teams (DMORT); 2 Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams (VMAT); and 1 Mental Health Team to Louisiana and 10 DMAT, 5 DMORTS, 2 VMATS, and 1 Mental Health Team to Mississippi.
FEMA also partnered with the Department of Transportation to deliver 1700 truckloads of water, ice and fast food. The Department of Transportation also sent 390 trucks carrying water, tarpaulins, and even mobile homes and forklifts. The United States Public Health Service is activated and sends dozens of officers to oversee the medical response. Although the typhoon closed several airports for some time to come, the Federal Aviation Administration rushed to reopen a runway at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport so that relief flights could begin.
Summary of other Federal responses
- Department of Homeland Security
- The Jones Act is temporarily released by allowing foreign-flagged ships to transport cargo from one US Port to another.
- US Coast Guard personnel and assets from across the country are deployed in the region including 29 Coast Guard cutter and 52 aircraft. The Coast Guard has attracted 550 reserve troops for active duty and has authorization to withdraw up to 800 reserves.
- The Department of Education is coordinating student enrollments transferred in school districts across the country.
- The Department of Housing and Urban Development announces a special 90-day moratorium for all confiscation of FHA-insured property in the disaster area stated by the President.
- The Environmental Protection Agency temporarily allowed the supply of gasoline and diesel fuel that did not meet the standards for emissions until September 15, 2005. The EPA also collects and analyzes floodwater samples for biological and chemical contaminants.
- The Department of Energy has lent oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a short-term contract agreement, to be returned to reserve once the supply conditions return to normal.
- The Ministry of Manpower announced a National Emergency Grant to make about 10,000 temporary jobs for unparted workers eligible to assist in ongoing recovery and cleaning efforts in Mississippi.
- The United States Peace Corps sent some 272 Peace Corps volunteers back to the Katrina zone to serve as Crisis Corps volunteers and assist FEMA in relief and reconstruction efforts. This is the first time the Peace Corps has been stationed in the US.
- The Congress passed the 2005 Katrina Emergency Tax Act (KETRA) (HR 3768) which temporarily extended all deadlines related to tax returns, payments, or other time-sensitive activities for those in the affected areas until February 2006.
On Friday, September 2, 2005, Reuters published an article stating that five Silver Fox UAVs (the same UAV used in Iraq and Afghanistan for intelligence gathering) equipped with hot imaging technology will be used in search and rescue missions in New Orleans. Representative of the Republic of Pennsylvania Curt Weldon states that he is able to pass through the government bureaucracy and obtain UAV from an unnamed private company. Weldon stated that the UAV is being sent to Baton Rouge and requested the deployment of US military personnel capable of operating the UAV and that they can operate within hours of arrival.
The Department of Homeland Security issued this main statistic at 10 am on September 3, 2005:
- Saved Life - 11,500
- Residents Evacuated - 25,000
- Water is distributed by FEMA - 6.7 million liters
- MRE is distributed by FEMA - 1.9 million
- US. Coast Guard - 4,000
- National Guard - 22,000
- FEMA Respondents - 5,000
Some Carnival Cruise ships have been hired by the American government to provide housing for those who need it. The Salt Lake Tribune reported on 4 September 2005 that authorities had requested that aid workers not disclose the final destination of those who transited because some had caused a commotion after finding that they were heading to a location that they hold in displeasure.
Country and local
The New Orleans Disaster Assistance Foundation Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco was established on August 30, 2005. Local governments across the US are sending aid in the form of ambulances, search teams, and disaster supplies. The shelter to house the abandoned people was set as far as Utah. The Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism contacts travelers who have a reservation at a state park to see if travelers will willingly surrender their objections to those who fled from Katrina, especially in the southern states where refugees have taken refuge (at Lake Chicot State Park). , just across the state line of Louisiana, a family of 26 from New Orleans, including an oxygen grandmother, occupying the park's seven cabins). After all, refugees in state parks will not be evicted for prior bookings, and those with a reservation but no space will get space in other state parks or gift certificates.
The Arkansas Visitor Information Center in Texarkana, El Dorado, Helena, and Lake Village lead the refugees to shelters and hotels/motels with the space available.
Governor Mike Huckabee issued a proclamation that shed $ 75,000 in state funds to help shelters in 14 southern and delta regions of Arkansas. At least 850 members of the Arkansas National Guard have been activated and sent to Louisiana and Mississippi. Governor Huckabee also announced that the Department of Health and Human Services and Emergency Management and the Arkansas Pharmacist Association will provide free emergency prescriptions and access to dialysis machines.
Schools and colleges across the country enroll students displaced by storms despite the uncertainty over which funding will come. US Education Secretary Margaret Spellings said on Sept 12 that 372,000 elementary and high school students had been displaced. More than 715 schools were closed with at least 36 severely damaged or completely destroyed. About 100,000 students also fled and at least 15 colleges were closed at the time. Primary and secondary schools are needed to educate every "homeless" student in their district and 25 states report having taken the victims of Katrina. FEMA states that opening a temporary school and hiring mental health counselors will be replaced but hiring extra teachers and buying books will not happen.
1000 firefighters volunteered to be sent to the affected area, with their home town taking tabs to provide protection when they were not around. FEMA told them to distribute leaflets, while on September 5, the first assignment for a team of 50 men from Atlanta was "to stand next to President Bush when he visits devastated areas."
AmeriCorps
AmeriCorps sends several crew to Texas, Mississippi, and Louisiana in response to Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Rita. The crew are from two major organizations, the National Civil Society Corps (NCCC) and the Washington Conservation Corps (WCC), as well as from smaller Americorps organizations such as Americorps St. Louis' Emergency Response Team (ERT). The crew performed a number of relief tasks for storm victims, including support for the FEMA/Carnival Cruises ships, clearing damaged roofs, and clearing debris. In early 2006, the AmeriCorps team has been involved in rebuilding efforts in Louisiana and Mississippi. Until May 2006, AmeriCorps reported it would continue to send aid to the affected areas.
Non-governmental organizations
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross mobilized the largest relief effort in its 124-year history to help victims of Hurricane Katrina. Local branches across the country are mobilizing tens of thousands of volunteers to be deployed in the disaster area.
In the first two weeks after the storm, the Red Cross has brought 74,000 volunteers providing housing for 160,000 refugees and over 7.5 million warm meals. More than 250 Emergency Response Vehicles (ERVs) were sent to provide food and water to the victims. On September 11, 75,000 refugees live in 445 shelters in 19 states. On that date, the Red Cross summoned 40,000 new volunteers to free those who initially responded. Disaster response classes train tens of thousands of people across the country.
Disaster Relief Fund The American Red Cross collects donations from the community for relief efforts. On September 28, they have raised about one billion dollars in cash and promises, exceeding the level of donations for the Asian tsunami and the September 11 attacks. This is ten times more money than the next largest amount collected by the charity, the Salvation Army. The Red Cross estimates that its response will cost about $ 2 billion in which $ 100 million is expected to be replaced by FEMA, while the rest will need to come from donations. Yahoo !, Google and then Amazon.com set up a donation page for the Red Cross.
Because the Red Cross has collected most of its donations and its response is limited to disaster relief and not to recovery, some charities suggest that the Red Cross share money with groups involved in rebuilding.
The American Red Cross has not been authorized by Louisiana to provide aid in the city of New Orleans.
Amateur radio operator
American Relay League President Jim Haynie sent a message to all amateur radio operators stating that the situation in New Orleans and other affected areas is "too dangerous and nobody is allowed in." Many media say the communications infrastructure is overloaded and destroyed in many places in the disaster area. During the storm, amateur operators provide weather reports to the National Hurricane Center in Florida using HF radio. The operator also handles Health & amp; Welfare messages for organizations such as the Salvation Army and Red Cross. Many amateur radio organizations are staging outside the affected area getting ready to spread to cities and suburbs.
On September 1, the American Red Cross asked ARRL to help provide radio and amateur support for 35 kitchens and 250 shelters. On September 3, ARRL has set up an amateur radio operation at the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Headquarters in Montgomery Alabama.
Second Harvest America
The Second Harvest of America (now known as Feeding America) responded to efforts by collecting more than 33 million pounds of food specifically for the help of Katrina. Since the food bank in New Orleans did not operate for a short time after the cyclone crashed, a temporary warehouse was set up in Baker, Louisiana. This operation distributes food to people in need before the storm as well as those who are displaced, but the ruins of Katrina.
The Second Food Harvesting Group of New Orleans that is part of the Second Harvest of America operates within days and coordinates efforts with staff in Baker, LA.
Camp Hope
Camp Hope is a volunteer camp located in Violet, LA, which has placed volunteers in the recovery effort of Katrina Storm. Bernard Parish since 1 June 2006. The Parish's economic recovery depends on the removal of debris to facilitate the return of both population and business.
Camp Hope's mission is to house and facilitate voluntary relief efforts at St. Bernard Parish and around the New Orlean region. These efforts include managing and participating in the elimination of health and safety hazards from property across the St. Bernard parish with the help of local, state, federal, volunteer and non-governmental agencies.
On August 16, 2006, volunteers at St. Bernard has completed 1,668 houses in the Parish.
Family information website
Some websites are set up to help family members find information about each other in chaos. Some include Red Cross, Weather Channels, local newspapers, Craigslist, and more. Yahoo set up 100 computers connected to the Internet at Astrodome and developed a meta-search evacuation registration website. On September 11, although it has reunited several families, the National Center for Missing and Proposed Children has a list of 1,600 children who are registered as their parents, or who are looking for their families.
The problem is that many survivors do not have internet access, let alone electricity, let alone computers or even computer literacy. There are also many sites so searchers have to go through several and sort out different search protocols and different syntax. The other problem in theory is fraud, and another problem is that many sites only include the last and first names which in the mass of several hundred thousand people who moved obviously include many duplicates.
Other organizations
Many charities soon begin fundraising efforts on behalf of victims and victims of Katrina.
The Salvation Army responded to the urgent needs of the victims. Finally 5.6 million meals were served, 3.3 million people helped, and nearly $ 400 million donated. The Army's immediate response to Hurricane Katrina includes the mobilization of more than 178 canteen dining units and 11 field kitchens that together serve more than 5.7 million hot meals, 8.3 million sandwiches, snacks & drinks. The SATERN (Salvation Army Team Emergency Radio Network) SATERN network of amateur ham-radio operators takes the place of the last remaining modern communications to help find more than 25,000 survivors. And the Pastoral Salvation Army counselor counselor is ready to entertain the emotional and spiritual needs of 277,000 individuals.
The New York Regional Association of Grantmakers (now Philanthropy New York) publishes Donor Guides for individuals and organizations seeking a philanthropic option for the recovery of the Gulf Coast
In addition to the Red Cross, many charities and aid organizations are stepping up their activities to help storm victims. United Methodist Church provides volunteers to help destroy homes and rebuild the affected areas. According to the church's voluntary service arm, UMVIM, more than thirty thousand United Methodist volunteers have been working in affected areas since Katrina. Southern Baptist Disaster Relief mobilized hundreds of units from across the United States. Southern Baptist Disaster relief manned large-scale dining units, shower and laundry facilities, assessment team, Mud-Out, and chainsaws and cleaning teams of debris throughout the affected area. The Catholic Charities activates disaster response plans. The plan targets areas outside the disaster that provide refugee assistance and agencies located in or nearby to mobilize to help those in need. Operation Blessing began arranging food deliveries and relief supplies to the affected areas, as has happened in disaster zones around the world before. The Second Harvest of America, a food bank operating in many communities, began to coordinate efforts to deliver food donations to coastal areas. Habitat for Humanity announced plans to inspect all the houses Habitat and its residents have built, and then turn to provide assistance to families of Habitat, partners and volunteers who need help. The American Public School Endowments began raising funds to rebuild schools in the affected areas, and to help schools suffering from the onslaught of refugees. Mercy Corps receives donations and sends emergency expert teams to the Gulf region to offer financial and technical assistance for short-term and long-term recovery and recovery. The conservative Mennonist sent many volunteer workers to help clean and rebuild affected homes.
Other nonprofit nonprofit nonprofit organizations like ASPCA are listed on the Network for Good website. Jehovah's Witnesses responded by providing plenty of food, water, clothing, and financial aid to the victims. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints also responds to destruction. While emergency services and rescue personnel work on relief operations in New Orleans, they are at high risk of disease. The International Family has mobilized Christian Counselors to provide spiritual healing, comfort and encouragement to refugees throughout Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi and has launched Katrina Relief Home to share the needs of the victims of this disaster. The Scientology Volunteer Ministers led by a medical doctor went to New Orleans with enough tetanus injections to inject 100 police, National Guards and other rescue workers at risk due to unhealthy conditions.
The KatrinaHelp wiki is a grassroots effort that collects all refugee records from various sites (including Craigslist, et al.) In PFIF format; they offer an elegant search interface to their database.
The first spin-off Pfif is SFIF (Shelter Finder Interface format), a Pfif clone where elements and attributes have been adapted to model the shelter entity developed by Shelterfinder an interactive database where the list of active shelters is managed by volunteers
Awake In America, a nonprofit organization based in Philadelphia, launched "Operation Restore CPAP" to obtain equipment to treat sleep apnea to Hurricane Katrina victims who had previously been diagnosed with sleep apnea.
Hands On USA, now Hand On the Gulf Coast, was on the ground in Gulfport and Biloxi a week after the storm. Founded in Thailand after the 2004 Tsunami, Hands On has evolved from direct aid services, to recovery operations such as cleaning houses and taking trees from home, to community empowerment and rebuilding. They are based in the Beauvoir Methodist Church in Biloxi, MS, although they also have satellite locations in New Orleans and Bay St. Louis.
The Common Ground Collective is a community-run organization that offers assistance, assistance, reciprocity and support to the historically neglected and underserved New Orleans community. Common Ground efforts include acting as a center for medical and health providers, aid workers, community organizers, legal representatives, as well as people of various skills. The Common Ground collective has also been part of organizing "Road Trip for Relief", a grassroots effort to train 300 volunteers to New Orleans.
The Emergency Community is a non-profit organization that uses compassion and creativity to provide community-based disaster relief. Since Katrina, they have operated four aid sites, serving more than 300,000 meals and 25,000 Gulf residents. They are the United Way Partner Agency and currently run operations in Buras, LA, and Ward Ninth.
Welcome Home Kitchen serves three meals a day for over 700 people, and provides free medical care, a clothing and supplies distribution center, community bulletin boards and information desks. The Welcome Home Kitchen is facilitated by The Rainbow Family of Living Light as well as the Katrina Alliance.
World Shelters Task Force One operates in Hancock County, MS from September 15, 2005 to October 26, 2005 and deploys 80 shelter structures for relief and housing efforts. The remaining supplies and equipment are then used by Burners Without Borders, with support from The Buckminster Fuller Institute.
Camp Restore started on September 10, 2006 and has since provided shelter for more than 3,500 volunteers as they rebuilt hundreds of homes that have been destroyed by storms. The operation is headquartered in East New Orleans and started partly by the Lutheran-Missouri Church Synod.
The Chabad Lubavitch movement was sent on rescue teams to evacuate people from the city and provide food and shelter for evacuations. The Chabad community in Florida, California, Tennessee, Texas, and many other countries make short and long term arrangements for many New Jewish Orleanians. Families are also provided with financial assistance and volunteers arranged to assist with cleaning efforts
Unitarian Universalist Church organizes a Gulf Coast Aid Fund that helps the victims in Plaquemines Parish.
In Movies
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International response
Initially, the United States was reluctant to accept donations and assistance from abroad. However, this policy is reversed, and as reports of the damage are getting bleak, the United States receives foreign aid. Countries and organizations that offer to send assistance mentioned by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs include Afghanistan, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Czech, Danish, Dominican, Dominican, Ecuador, El Salvador, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, International Energy Agency, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kosovo, Kuwait, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mexico, NATO, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Organization United States, Oman , OPEC, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Tu rkey, Ukraine , UAE, United Kingdom, United Nations, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Venezuela and World Health Organization. Other countries that are not on this list also offer help, but the State Department says they are not being asked. Later, the US State Department said all offers were being reviewed.
Donations include Kuwait donating 500 million dollars, Canada sending HMCS frigate Toronto and HMCSÃ ©, Ville de QuÃÆ' Â © bec, a coast-breaking ice-breaker (CCGSÃ, sir William Alexander, and two Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King helicopters to the area (2 additional helicopters were sent to Boston to replace the US Coast Guard helicopter going to Louisiana) and Singapore sent three CH-47 Chinook helicopters and thirty-eight RSAF personnel from a training detachment based in Grand Prairie, Texas. Some of these countries are helping even offer refugees to immigrate to their respective countries.
Important offers from international organizations including the United Nations, which are ready to send the supply of high-energy biscuits, generators, airplanes, tents along with experienced staff members; and the Paris-based International Energy Agency agreed to make the 60 million barrels of oil available to help the United States cope with the economic problems caused by Hurricane Katrina.
Culture and sports responses
The National Hockey League, along with the National Hockey League Players Association, has donated $ 1 million. A game uniform auction, from the opening of the 2005-06 NHL season, will also be held. The National Football League donated $ 1 million, as did the New York Yankees baseball organization. The New York Jets and New York Giants also allowed the 2005 LSU Tigers soccer team to play their home games at the Giants Stadium while both the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and the Pete Maravich Assembly Center were used as shelters for the victims of the storm, and the Tiger Stadium (LSU) was used by the New Orleans Saints for their home game. Concerts for Hurricane Relief, one hour broadcast, music and celebrities aired on September 2, 2005 by NBC. Storm shelter: Concert for the Gulf Coast, an hour-long simulcast broadcast concert broadcast on 9 September 2005 worldwide. A four and a half hour long benefit concert titled ReAct Now: Music & amp; The aids were broadcast by MTV, VH1 and CMT on September 10, 2005. CÃÆ' Â © line Dion, the Canadian singer, also donated $ 1 million.
Scam artist response
After massive support, many scam artists are making use of the public's willingness to give money and other resources to storm victims. The FBI reports that more than 500 unauthorized sites were created to raise money that would seem to go to storm victims. Spam emails are then circulated to attract donations.
See also
- Charity Navigator offers a detailed report on the Charity Response to Katrina
- International response to Hurricane Katrina
- Criticism of the government's response to Hurricane Katrina
References
External links
- FEMA help map
- Helicopter asset
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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