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Walmart Stores said it has activated its Emergency Operations Center for Hurricane Irma to “get those shelves stocked as soon as possible,” said Ragan Dickens, director of national media relations. “This is an all-hands-on-deck operation.”
He said 800 truckloads of supplies were deployed Tuesday from its headquarters in Bentonville, Arkansas, and are on the way to Florida with water, flashlights, batteries, ready-to-eat foods and other supplies. They will be routed to the stores with the most needs, he said.
The Home Depot has also been mobilizing supplies to the area “as quickly as possible,” said spokesman Matt Harrigan. “We will continue to do so all week. Many of those trucks come from a network of distribution centers where we’ve pre-staged loads of hurricane supplies ahead of the hurricane season, including our hurricane distribution center in Lakeland.”
(AP)
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The photograph is of a Publix supermarket. While the article only talks of Walmart and Home Depot, this demonstrates a larger problem than just that of wal-mart.
NESLTE, PEPSICO AND COKE MAKE A MINT ON IMPENDING NATURAL DISASTERS. WHY NOT JUST TAKE EMPTY BOTTLES AND FILL THEM UP!!!
I had seen a suggestion to fill up the bath with water. That way, you have plenty of water. Can be used to flush the toilet, wash the floor, use for cooking, or at a pinch even drink.