Keri Henry helped start a do-it-yourself relief effort in Texas, harnessing social media to connect boat-owners with victims of Hurricane Harvey stuck in flooded areas. Reach out to individual members of the Cajun Relief Foundation team with the Zello walkie talkie app.
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Brief article about use of Zello for Harvey rescue, by the Cajun Navy and others. The Navy is advising stranded Texans to download the Zello Walkie Talkie app and use it to find search and rescue operations near their location. The Zello app is certainly useful in an emergency situation, but it still requires either wifi or an LTE network connection to function. Stranded hurricane survivors use Zello app to get help.Social media’s best qualities shine during Harvey response : Article about roles social media played during Harvey.A Colby College sophomore from Houston has developed a textbot that those affected by Hurricane Harvey’s devastation can access on their cellphones.
Colby student sets up text program that directs Houston residents to shelters.Examples of the role social media played during and after Hurricane Harvey