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The Rescue Entrepreneurs Fielding Thousands of Harvey Distress Calls
A biome of digital command centers has amplified the capacity for civilian aid in Houston.
Updated on September 1 at 3:48 p.m.
Matt Marchetti was riding his bike through the 77024 neighborhood in Houston to scope out the early damage when he saw a boatman on the way to a rescue and asked if he could join. They pulled two or three people from the water and went their separate ways.