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class="_2L-rLgRtP5WTl1NIjZTBM8"><span>Twitter&#x27;s @HarveyRelief&#x27;s map directs people to shelters, resources, aid and volunteer opportunities.</span><span class="_3hC-4fd3CD_1HGHDYNLmvh">@HarveyRelief / <!-- -->via Twitter</span></div></figcaption></div></section><article class="_1dDbjxIcDJCJHBqkqfW1iT"><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"></div></div><div class="_1n5O5JCBy0X2fgT__p01I1 _1f6fgJSc8SOOMbO4X4v746"><div class="_2vsNgjm7aLO2NBaFXwx0rg"><div class="_3Wo_YLuQ_3IJu0NA2xIlWC"><div class="jsHMhGGHdordibcl_wF0o _34TC8ojTk4RbFHRiu8-BeR"><div class="_3KbzM1Q_Jn26Luj2I0HSsc"></div><div class="_1AsYhhpRsDAt_2BILkFaza"></div><div class="_27LhSmZJ6jIAoN6tsO1h0Y"><h1 class="_15fvrnzVuH7fDY7NWzo7II">Breaking News Emails</h1><div class="_2FAE6MLIWvVdrOOGrtQPhW"><div class="_3ctJhob1G4NzG8CM74Jkh3">Get breaking news alerts and special reports. The news and stories that matter, delivered weekday mornings.</div><button class="Vnokop0EdcSRVxFyY6YQy">SUBSCRIBE</button></div></div></div></div><p>With jammed phone lines and precious smartphone battery power to conserve, social media has become a savior for people affected by Hurricane Harvey who are seeking help.</p><p>From rescue requests to real-time updates of where people can find everything from food and shelter to a safe route out of town, people are using social media to manage the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.</p><div class="Hu6r6bzzUDkhbCzEiWRZD ad-container"><div></div></div><p>Allison Matherly, coordinator of digital engagement at Texas Tech University, is eight hours away from the storm in Lubbock, Texas.</p><figure class="_3jvnrUdBzzciqbdDNc72hX _16lj6ibRalomFQl4dv2wnS"><picture class="_1sY8sVdb57K64rzlUznfKp"><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_35/2135091/170828-harvey-relief-map-se-114p_5efab15baa47cbf28304442587580b02.fit-560w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1240px)"/><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_35/2135091/170828-harvey-relief-map-se-114p_5efab15baa47cbf28304442587580b02.fit-600w.jpg" media="(min-width: 1000px)"/><source srcSet="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_35/2135091/170828-harvey-relief-map-se-114p_5efab15baa47cbf28304442587580b02.fit-560w.jpg" media="(min-width: 758px)"/><img src="https://media4.s-nbcnews.com/j/newscms/2017_35/2135091/170828-harvey-relief-map-se-114p_5efab15baa47cbf28304442587580b02.fit-324w.jpg" alt=""/></picture><figcaption class="_1mNthW7mqFJbi97JOX5IHq"> <!-- -->Twitter&#x27;s @HarveyRelief&#x27;s map directs people to shelters, resources, aid and volunteer opportunities.<!-- --> <span class="_1_nNY9NTCFD3zU0tnwCGFD">@HarveyRelief / via Twitter</span></figcaption></figure><p>"I managed to find a neighborhood Facebook group. Now someone who lives around the corner from him keeps posting pictures and updates," Matherly said. "They are all binding together and saying, 'If anybody needs dog food, I have some,' to a more broad level of 'here are resources.'"</p><div><strong>Related: <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hurricane-harvey/flooded-houston-braces-more-rain-rescues-continue-n796476">Flooded Houston Braces for More Rain as Harvey Rescues Continue</a></strong></div><div>One Twitter account, @HarveyRescue, created a Google Doc for people to enter their address and any details of their request for help.</div><section class="embedWidget ilAztU1gkTyPS7xNfLoiG Qn3DVnS2j9J1qpM8aMlV7"><div class="EGHVR_TidZieNH1c862bI"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Enter details of rescue requests here. We are working with <a href="https://twitter.com/HarveyRelief">@HarveyRelief</a>. Tweet us info if you can't enter it. <a href="https://t.co/afCboNZuFf">https://t.co/afCboNZuFf</a></p>— Harvey Flood Rescue (@HarveyRescue) <a href="https://twitter.com/HarveyRescue/status/901979554486640640">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></section><section class="embedWidget ilAztU1gkTyPS7xNfLoiG Qn3DVnS2j9J1qpM8aMlV7"><div class="EGHVR_TidZieNH1c862bI"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-conversation="none" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rescued! Thank you one and all! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HarveyRescue?src=hash">#HarveyRescue</a></p>— Dana M. Stevens (@Anaday) <a href="https://twitter.com/Anaday/status/901963188299735040">August 28, 2017</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div></section><p>Harvey Relief is also offering a list of places where people can find food and shelter. In addition, the group is mobilizing volunteers to help provide relief to those affected by the storm.</p><div>"Social media seems to have been especially good so far with Harvey. We have learned a lot from scams or mistakes in previous disasters, so I've seen a lot of very accurate information circulating on how to</div><p>help through vetted charities, information about what is needed and what is available in abundance, and what other ways people can help," Jen Golbeck, a professor at the University of Maryland's College of Information Studies, told NBC News.</p><div class="Hu6r6bzzUDkhbCzEiWRZD ad-container"><div></div></div><p>On Reddit, a live <a href="https://www.reddit.com/live/zhon9xy85b55/">Hurricane Harvey Megathread </a>kept people up to date on everything from shelters accepting pets to an offer from the University of North Texas to accept students displaced by the storm, which came just as the school year was starting.</p><p>And those Snap Maps, which were called "creepy" by some when they were first released by Snapchat in June, have proven to be a huge resource for not only tracking friends' locations but also the damage from the storm.</p><p>Even if you're not in Houston, you can check out photos and videos from around town by opening Snapchat's camera screen. 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