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The community of Mexico Beach, Florida, was devastated by Hurricane Michael's impact in October, 2018. Direct Relief delivered emergency medical supplies to first responders, and is expanding hurricane preparedness efforts this year. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricanes

Recent Storms Still at Forefront as New Hurricane Season Looms

Mexico Beach, Florida, was demolished by Hurricane Michael's impact in the Florida Panhandle. Many in the region are still displaced from the storm, and health centers and free clinics in Florida's Panhandle are working to regroup and continue serving patients. Direct Relief is issuing $250,000 for emergency costs to support their efforts. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Michael

Direct Relief Commits $250,000 to Storm-Impacted Health Facilities

Direct Relief's Andrew MacCalla hands off an emergency medical backpack to Dr. Eileen Ramsaran, who was conducting medical care at a hurricane shelter in Panama City on Saturday, October 13, 2018. The shelter was filled with medically vulnerable people who had been evacuated from local hospitals. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Michael

Vulnerable Patients Cared for at Local Shelters

Mexico Beach, Florida, was demolished by Hurricane Michael's impact in the Florida Panhandle. (Photo by Zack Wittman for Direct Relief)

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael Leaves Path of Devastation Across Southeast

Map of social vulnerability and Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael

Hurricane Michael Strikes Some of the Nation’s Most Vulnerable Communities

Hurricanes

Tracking Hurricane Michael on Approach to U.S. Gulf Coast

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A staff member at Baptist Community Health Services shows off the sorted contents of a Direct Relief Hurricane Prep Pack. (Photo courtesy of Baptist Community Health Services)

Hurricane Barry

After Bracing for the Worst, Louisiana Health Centers are Ready for Next Time

A resident stands in flood water outside a home near Lake Pontchartrain, after Tropical Storm Barry makes landfall in Lewisburg, Louisiana U.S., on Friday, July 13, 2019. Barry is threatening to bring life-threatening floods after making landfall in Louisiana on Saturday, as the tropical storm lashes the state with as much as two feet of rain. (Photo by Nicole Craine/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Hurricane Barry

Barry Hits as Hurricane, Lashes Louisiana

Population change in New Orleans. July 12, 2019 at 12 am. Map by Andrew Schroeder, research and analysis director at Direct Relief.

Hurricane Barry

As Storm Threatens New Orleans, Lower Ninth Ward Residents Stay Put

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