Facebook announced that it has so far raised over USD 10 million for victims of Hurricane Harvey in southeast Texas. “Together the Facebook community has raised over USD10 million to help people affected by Hurricane Harvey. This includes all of the fundraisers you've run and the USD 1 million match from Facebook,” said the company’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a blog post. He added that the platform has also started a fundraising campaign to help people affected by the floods in South Asia.
Other US tech giants, including Google and Apple, as well as leading operators, including Verizon and AT&T, have announced fundraising campaigns in support of Texans affected by the tropical storm.
