Hurricane Michael was one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the continental U.S. in almost 50 years, according to the Associated Press.
The hurricane made landfall in Mexico Beach, Florida, as a Category 4 storm on Wednesday and then weake…
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Facebook brings disaster relief assistance to users who might need it the most
Just in time for hurricane season, Facebook is here to help.
On Monday, Facebook announced that it was expanding its Community Help features to Facebook Lite, the company’s data-conserving android app initially created for use on older phones and in …
Hurricane Maria is the deadliest storm of the 21st century
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Puerto Rico was ravaged by Hurricane Maria one year ago next month.
Since the island’s long recovery began, the government and independent institutions have worked to figure out exactly how many lives were taken by the effects of the extreme storm.
Today, we have a new, better estimate — and it’s more than 46 times the old one.
According to a new study released by George Washington University (GW), 2,975 people died as a result of the hurricane. The government of Puerto Rico now accepts that number as an accurate death toll, updating their previous official estimate of 64. Read more…
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Facebook is making it easier for relief organizations to pinpoint exactly where people are in crisis — and discover exactly what they need.
The company announced at its second-annual Social Good Forum Wednesday that it will start sharing its API for the Community Help tool with disaster response organizations, giving them access to data that can help them deliver critical services to those in need. The API pulls information from public Community Help posts, providing organizations with the ID of the post, the type of help being asked for, and the location of the person requesting support.
The goal is to help rescue and relief efforts coordinate information and response resources as fast as possible, and be able to assess needs by location. Read more…
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View More Facebook will now share Community Help data with rescue and relief organizationsFacebook added a ‘crisis donate button’ to help disaster victims
From natural disasters to terror events, Facebook has been continuously expanding the capabilities of its Crisis Response Hub, which they rolled out in September of 2017.
Now, in addition to following the latest news or checking the status of f…