Amazon Opens Its First Disaster Relief Hub In Europe To Support Communities Impacted By Natural Disasters
AWS News, Thursday, March 14th, 2024
Amazon Disaster Relief Hubs in the U.S., Asia, and Australia have responded to more than 145 natural disasters and humanitarian crises, donating more than 24 million relief items around the world.
Amazon has opened our first Disaster Relief Hub in Europe. We will fill the hub with 1,000 pallets of relief items, enough to fill a Boeing 737 plane 20 times, and will use our global logistics network to send critical products to nonprofits and community partners in the wake of natural disasters. The Disaster Relief Hub is a dedicated space within our global logistics network where we can store and quickly pack items that are most needed following damaging storms, earthquakes, wildfires, floods, and other emergencies. It is located in our fulfilment center in Rheinberg, Germany, an area with easy access to major international airports and transport networks.