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Just days after a severe rainstorm struck Bahía Blanca, Argentina, on March 7, spreading floods throughout the city, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began sending and distributing supplies to assist those affected.

Among the items the Church has distributed to date are food supplies, 132 mattresses, 125 blankets and sets of sheets. These were delivered and administered March 9 at a local Church meetinghouse, where numerous evacuated families and individuals have also received temporary shelter, according to the Church’s Argentina Newsroom.

Accompanying these efforts, young adult Latter-day Saints in Buenos Aires, Argentina — the country’s capital city, located approximately eight hours north of Bahía Blanca — mobilized quickly, meeting March 8 and 11 to organize and prepare donation items to send to those affected.

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