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	<p>Facebook activated its &#39;safety check&#39; feature in south central Texas after the devastation from Hurricane Harvey.</p><p>San Antonio residents using Facebook could be prompted to click an &quot;I&#39;m safe&quot; button to let friends and family know that they were ok, especially in areas hardest hit by the storm that made landfall as a Category 4 hurricane.</p><p>The Facebook &quot;Safety Check&quot; has been seen before in the San Antonio area during flooding situations and the mall shooting in January.</p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/safetycheck/hurricane-harvey-aug24-2017/home/" target="_blank"><strong>&gt;&gt; Click here to go to the Facebook Safety Check &lt;&lt;</strong></a></p><p>Many people are trying to reach family members or check on their property, especially in Port Aransas and Rockport.</p><p>Cell phone towers may have been knocked out. People in affected areas may not be able to call, text, or send Facebook messages, even if they are safe.</p><p>If you are in an impacted area or looking for friends and family, you can also check the <a href="https://safeandwell.communityos.org/cms/" target="_blank">American Red Cross&#39; Safe and Well registry.</a></p>


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