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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.