Disaster Relief and Response
Amazon’s disaster relief and response efforts utilize our global logistics capabilities to provide the fastest, most effective aid. These strengths enable us to ship Amazon-donated items, and items donated by partners, to communities as soon as possible after a natural disaster. Since 2017, Amazon has donated more than 23 million relief items to support people impacted by over 108 disasters around the world.
Every year, people around the world are impacted by natural disasters—from hurricanes in the U.S. to floods in India—and Amazon is there to quickly help.
We have filled cargo jets and shipped truckloads of Amazon-donated items to communities ravaged by natural disasters, and we’ve made it easy for customers to donate products through Amazon.com. Amazon Web Services (AWS) enables disaster response organizations to access cloud services at the edge, even in the harshest conditions. The AWS Disaster Response Action Team allows customers to focus on mission-critical functions, while AWS implements deployable infrastructure based on customer need.
Flooding in Brazil: What Amazon is doing to help Rio Grande do Sul
Amazon is providing resources and support to help more than 3,000 families in the affected regions.
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Amazon is donating and preparing 1 million critical relief supplies to ship to communities affected by severe storms during the 2022 hurricane season.
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Amazon has activated its Disaster Relief Hub in Atlanta, prepositioned supplies across Florida, and closed dozens of Amazon sites to keep employees safe amid Hurricane Ian.
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By offering logistical assistance and teams of volunteers, Amazon is committed to providing post-disaster relief in areas where customers and employees live and work.
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Using drones, data, and miles of cable, AWS Disaster Response works with organizations to rebuild infrastructure and restore hope following natural disasters.
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The Amazon U.S. disaster relief hub in Atlanta, Georgia is partnering with a medical non-governmental organization to send supplies to doctors and nurses on the front lines.
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We've teamed up with local organizations to donate and deliver over 1 million bottles of water and thousands of relief supplies to Texas and Mississippi residents.