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They both have experience in disaster relief, having responded to New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina.</p><!-- Vidazoo Output: true | false | false --><div class="embedded article"><ul class="Developing"><li class="flag Developing"><h3><span class="Developing">Developing</span><a href="//www.necn.com/news/national-international/Battered-by-Harvey-Houston-Braces-for-Even-More-Flooding-441980463.html">More Rain, More Dead: Harvey Floods Keeps Houston Paralyzed</a></h3></li></ul></div><p class="paragraph" data-pnum="5">"You learn that this can happen to anybody, and that you never know if tomorrow is going to be the day when you don't have a home," Russell said.</p><p class="paragraph" data-pnum="6">As of Monday, the Red Cross of Massachusetts had 22 volunteers heading to Texas. They will join members of the Coast Guard out of Cape Cod and Boston-based FEMA workers.</p><p class="paragraph" data-pnum="7">"I guess there are pharmacies that are closed and obviously people need medications, so were going to see about getting some of the bigger companies possibly having mobile pharmacies," Bruce Brodoff, an external affairs specialist for FEMA's Boston office, said after landing in Texas Monday.</p><div class="embedded article"><ul class=""><li class="flag "><h3><span class=""></span><a href="//www.necn.com/news/new-england/Chris-Gloninger-Reports-Live-From-Texas-Amid-Harvey-Flooding-441980863.html">NBC Boston Reports Live From Texas on Harvey's Impact</a></h3></li></ul></div><p class="paragraph" data-pnum="8">While some are already there, others are waiting for the call. Gina Smith, the Director of Emergency Management Preparedness at UMass Memorial in Worcester, is a part of a disaster medical response team that could be asked to go at any moment. They also responded to Hurricane Katrina.</p><p class="paragraph" data-pnum="9">"We have the capabilities of providing triage and sorting patients that require medical care," Smith said.</p><p class="paragraph" data-pnum="10">Massachusetts is providing so many resources, the mayor of Houston took notice, thanking Boston Mayor Marty Walsh for the help in a press conference Monday.</p><p class="paragraph" data-pnum="11">"Our thoughts are with the people of Texas," Walsh said in a statement. "So many are struggling during this challenging time. 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