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In the afternoon of Sunday, September 1, Category 5 Hurricane Dorian made its first landfall on Elbow Cay, in the Abacos of the northwestern Bahamas. Its second landfall on Great Abaco Island near Marsh Harbour followed shortly after. The death toll has risen to 50 people and thousands remain missing. According to the UN, more than 70,000 people on Abaco and Grand Bahama are in need of life-saving assistance.
Dorian skirted along the US east coast before making landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina on September 6 and caused flooding and wind damage.
Airlink is transporting relief workers and emergency supplies by air to support the most heavily impacted areas.
Airlink’s support will bring search and rescue teams, medical care, debris clearing, food, clean water and other essentials to communities devastated by the storm.
“Thanks to Airlink and its airline partners, Americares quickly deployed relief workers to help restore health services for Hurricane Dorian survivors in the Bahamas. Having more boots on the ground is essential when survivors are in need of urgent medical care.”
"World Central Kitchen is grateful for the support of Airlink as our team prepares to respond to Hurricane Dorian. The ability to be able to quickly travel and position our relief efforts where they are needed most is critical, and our partnership with Airlink helps enable us to do just that."
“We are very happy with Airlink because they provide services according to ADRA’s needs. It might be connections, flights, transport of people and resources. They are fast in responding and we can coordinate with different actors to bring the resources where they are needed most.”
"As a search and rescue team, our success in finding people alive is completely dependent on quickly responding to hard hit areas. Airlink and United ensure we get to impacted communities quickly and allow our team focus on the job at hand.”
“We’re committed to helping communities respond in times of crisis. We’re pleased to be able to support Team Rubicon, in partnership with Airlink, enabling them to provide vital humanitarian relief to those in need across the Bahamas following the devastating effects of Storm Dorian.”
"Airlink has been, and continues to be, a vital support partner for Fuel Relief Fund. No response is possible without the team, and getting a team to the affected area in the wake of a major disaster can be a huge challenge. With Airlink and their generous donors helping to put boots on the ground, Fuel Relief Fund is able to get critical fuel supply to first responders, aid agencies, hospitals, water treatment plants, and disaster survivors as rapidly as possible."
"I want to thank Airlink for their support and assistance in getting our Mercy Corps team on flights to the Bahamas. They have been instrumental in getting us here quickly and overcoming some of the transportation challenges. My team and I have been working on the ground all this week to try to get some assistance out to the islands and helpful partners like Airlink are necessary in a disaster such as this. Airlink helps relief partners overcome transportation and logistics challenges in affected communities and ensures workers reach those areas that are most impacted by disasters around the globe."
"Support from Airlink and their partners at United Airlines has been critical as we deploy our disaster response team to the Bahamas to respond to Hurricane Dorian. Our emergency shelter, medical, debris removal, and water and sanitation experts will be on the ground faster, supporting affected communities and saving lives, because of the amazing support we've received from Airlink and United."
“The nature of the work we do at Waves For Water requires that our teams travel to some of the world’s most remote areas, seeking the hardest hit communities, in need of clean drinking water. Not only has Airlink’s support set conditions that allow us to quickly reach those who need our help, but it has allowed us to allocate funding toward the procurement of program-essential materials. For our Bahamas Hurricane Disaster Response effort, in addition to the many other projects on which we have collaborated, our partnership with Airlink has proven critical to our ability to provide clean drinking water access to those who need it the most.”
"As Operation BBQ Relief prepares to provide hot meals to those suffering in The Bahamas, it’s hard for me to not take a moment to appreciate the game changing difference Airlink has made for our organization. Not having to worry about the financial burden and the time associated with many of our leaders and volunteers traveling to the disaster zone has amplified our speed to serving the 'one hot meal that matters' when they are needed most. Airlink has been a game changer for OBR.”
"Since the destruction from Hurricane Dorian affected many of the populated islands in the Bahamas, gaining access to these spread out communities is crucial to building a holistic response plan. Having the support of Airlink, which allows IsraAID team members to interact with the communities whose lives were torn apart by this devastating event, enables us to better understand how we can support their rebuilding efforts. We are working with teachers, counselors, and caregivers on multiple islands, providing them with tools to increase their ability to care for and support the children affected by Hurricane Dorian."
"Thanks to our partners at Airlink, NECHAMA was able to get on the ground in North Carolina ahead of Hurricane Dorian. Our teams were in the field immediately after the storm passed, including on the first ferries to reach the outer banks after the storm made landfall there. This early access to communities is vital to our ability to provide immediate services to storm-affected families as they begin the recovery process."
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