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Want to help after a disaster? Consider waiting a bit

  • Written by Michelle Annette Meyer, Associate Executive Director, Hazard Reduction and Recovery Center, Texas A&M University
The flood damage from Hurricane Harvey, including this Friendswood, Texas, house, will take years to repair.AP Photo/David J. Phillip

What’s the best way to help disaster victims?

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