With thousands of residents displaced by Hurricane Harvey in need of food and water, beer maker Anheuser - Busch has announced it is
shipping emergency water to victims of the natural disaster.
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«This clean, safe
emergency drinking
water was already canned and ready to be
shipped when the Red Cross issued an urgent request to support communities hit by Hurricane Harvey,» the company said.
«Firefighters and relief workers are in need of safe, clean drinking
water, and Anheuser - Busch is in a unique position to produce and
ship emergency drinking
water,» said Peter Kraemer, vice president of Supply for Anheuser - Busch.
Spain, in particular, is at risk for
water shortages — during a 2008 drought, when Barcelona's
water supplies ran low,
emergency water had to be delivered to the city via
ship.
Drought has caused the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia to declare states of
emergency, with some islands enacting
water rationing and having to have
water shipped in.
MARAD also seeks to ensure that the United States enjoys adequate shipbuilding and repair service, efficient ports, effective intermodal
water and land transportation systems, and reserve
shipping capacity in time of national
emergency.