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Sedona

(3,769 posts)
Sat Sep 2, 2017, 09:41 AM Sep 2017

Disaster relief donations that dont bring relief

https://www.cbsnews.com/videos/disaster-relief-donations-that-dont-bring-relief/

Many of the items we Americans donate in times of disaster turn out to be of no use to those in need. Sometimes, they even get in the way of humanitarian workers doing their job under difficult circumstances. Scott Simon of NPR reports on the useless, often incomprehensible contributions that constitute what aid workers call "the second disaster."

Bottom line......don't donate clothing and bottled water. Its costs more to transport and store than its worth!
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