Help Fund Relief Fund's team of disaster responders bring emergency fuel assistance to Louisiana and Texas, where Hurricane Laura made landfall as a powerful Category 4 storm on August 27th. Residents of Southwestern Louisiana especially experienced catastrophic conditions, including 150 mph winds, 9 ft storm surge, and up to 18 inches of rain. Roofs were torn off, homes were flooded, and at least 6 people were killed. Almost 900,000 people remain without power and fuel shortages are widespread.
The most powerful hurricane to hit Louisiana since 1856, Laura has left 900,000 people without power. Fuel is scarce. Search & rescue teams are traveling long distances to fuel lifesaving equipment and vehicles.Without fuel, people can't run generators to power lights, air-conditioning, or medical devices; they can't cook or refrigerate food; they can't charge their phones to call family; or drive their cars to seek emergency medical assistance. The storm has passed, but lives are still at risk.
FRF has deployed a team of responders to the affected area to deliver free fuel to those impacted by Hurricane Laura. This includes first responders, local police/fire departments, hospitals, nursing homes, water treatment plants and individual people and families who are depending on fuel for basic staples such as light and refrigeration for food and medicine. As long as FRF has the resources, we will work to ensure that those in the hardest hit areas have they fuel they desperately need.
Our free fuel helps to power the emergency response and reduce the impact of the disaster on those affected: By providing easy access to fuel, we enable first responders to reach as many people as possible with fewer delays; we supply fuel to hospitals and nursing homes for generators, which can be the difference between life and death for vulnerable and sick patients; and with just 5-gallons of fuel per family, we make it possible for disaster-affected families to meet basic survival needs.
