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Fearless Medstar aids the rescue.

"Thirteen Medstar Ambulance emergency personnel left Thursday evening from Clinton Township on the 20-hour trek south to the Gulf Coast. The storm has killed nearly 70 people in the Caribbean. The emergency workers are under the umbrella of Federal Emergency Management Agency officials and in contact with the Medstar home base in Clinton Township."

"We were able to ready six fully staffed ambulances, our special operations vehicle, a command resource trailer, and a supervisor within one hour of the activation," said Kolby Miller, Medstar CEO." 

Everything you need to know (tons of links) is here. 

Now here's a dreaded thought: "About a quarter of all crude oil production in the United States takes place in the Gulf region. And nearly 100% of the oil-related activity in this region has now been shut down. What will happen to the price of oil?"

Thanks boing boing.