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Volunteers pass out more than 100 first aid kits.
By Laura Rentas
The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services in Puerto Rico responded to a call for help by the commonwealth’s government Emergency and Disaster Response Agency (AEMEAD) for the residents of Puerto Rico’s Los Naranjos community after floods submerged the surrounding Vega Baja region in water.
Both Salvation Army and AEMEAD personnel went door to door to pass out more than 100 first aid kits to those in the community who remained in damaged homes.
As a result of the incident, the local government created a dredging plan to clear the local drain in the Vega Baja region to prevent future floods. The Salvation Army continued to pass out lunches to the Los Naranjos community and those working on the dredging project.
