by admin | May 25, 2021 | World
Washington : US Vice President Mike Pence has announced that some 311,000 people, who were affected by the catastrophic Hurricane Harvey that lashed through the state of Texas, have registered for government disaster assistance.
“We are here today. We will be here tomorrow. And we will be here every day until this city and this state and this region rebuild bigger and better than ever before,” Pence said on Thursday after visiting several parts of the state battered by the hurricane.
He also expressed the government’s desire to work fast on the approval of financial aid for people and businesses affected by the disaster, reports Efe news.
Pence took the occasion to confirm that US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania would be back in the area on Saturday.
The ongoing floods in Texas, one of the most devastating in US history, have left more than 30,000 people evacuated and about 40 dead so far, although it is feared that the death toll will continue to rise.
The hurricane made landfall in Texas on August 25.
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by admin | May 25, 2021 | Markets, Networking, Online Marketing, Social Media, Technology, World
San Francisco : Two days after Apple started accepting donations for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, Facebook has announced that it would raise, from the users on the platform, funds to the tune of $1 million for the cause.
To contribute funds to Harvey recovery efforts on the platform, users can follow the message on top of their News Feed urging them to donate or they can donate directly through the centre for Disaster Philanthropy’s Facebook page, Tech Crunch reported on Tuesday.
In June, Facebook announced that its Safety Check feature — a tool for users to mark themselves as “safe” during emergencies and natural disasters — would integrate support for crisis-specific fundraising.
On Monday, Apple announced that it has partnered with the American Red Cross to accept donations through the iTunes Store for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts.
Apple CEO Tim Cook tweeted: “Prayers for Texas and all those affected by #HurricaneHarvey. Join us in the relief effort by donating: http://apple.co/2xmVm50.”
Users can donate money in $5, $10, $25, $50, $100 and $200 denominations and Apple will transfer all the money to the Red Cross.
Harvey first made landfall in Rockport, located northeast of Corpus Christi, at 10 p.m. on Friday as a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 215 kmph.
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