Hurricane Harvey Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Foreign government response=== [[Singapore]] dispatched [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook]] helicopters from the [[Republic of Singapore Air Force]] to areas affected by the hurricane for humanitarian operations, working alongside the Texas National Guard.<ref name="CNA">{{cite news|url=http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/rsaf-chinooks-arrive-to-assist-in-hurricane-harvey-disaster-9172930|title=RSAF Chinooks arrive to assist in Hurricane Harvey disaster relief|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170902094325/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/rsaf-chinooks-arrive-to-assist-in-hurricane-harvey-disaster-9172930|archive-date=September 2, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Israel]] pledged $1 million in relief funds for restoration of non-state run communal infrastructure.<ref>{{cite news|author=Sarah Levi|newspaper=The Jerusalem Post|date=September 4, 2017|access-date=September 4, 2017|title=In Wake of Harvey Devastation, Israel Pledges $1M. to Houston's Jewish Community|url=http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/In-rare-move-Israel-pledges-1m-in-aid-to-Houston-Jewish-communities-504190|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170904172359/http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/In-rare-move-Israel-pledges-1m-in-aid-to-Houston-Jewish-communities-504190|archive-date=September 4, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Mexico sent volunteers from the [[Mexican Red Cross]], firemen from [[Coahuila]], and rescue teams from [[Guanajuato]] to Houston to assist in relief.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Corchado|first1=Alfredo|title=Abbott says Texas will accept Mexican offer of Hurricane Harvey relief|url=https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2017/08/29/mexico-awaits-abbotts-response-offer-hurricane-harvey-relief|access-date=September 8, 2017|work=Dallas News|date=August 31, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910073156/https://www.dallasnews.com/news/weather/2017/08/29/mexico-awaits-abbotts-response-offer-hurricane-harvey-relief|archive-date=September 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Mexico later rescinded their commitment for aid after Hurricane Katia made landfall on Mexico's Gulf Coast, on September 9, 2017.<ref name="rescinds aid">{{Cite news|url=http://www.newsweek.com/mexico-reverses-texas-aid-hurricane-harvey-katia-663041|title=Mexico says it will not be possible to help Texas with recovery efforts|date=2017-09-11|work=Newsweek|access-date=2017-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170919053847/http://www.newsweek.com/mexico-reverses-texas-aid-hurricane-harvey-katia-663041|archive-date=September 19, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Venezuela]] offered $5 million through the state-owned [[Citgo|Citgo Petroleum]], which operates a refinery in Corpus Christi.<ref>{{cite news|author=Amanda Erickson|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=August 30, 2017|access-date=September 9, 2017|title=America sanctioned Venezuela. Then it offered $5 million in aid to Harvey victims.|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/30/venezuela-enemy-of-the-u-s-offered-5-million-in-aid-to-harvey-victims/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170910054247/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/08/30/venezuela-enemy-of-the-u-s-offered-5-million-in-aid-to-harvey-victims/|archive-date=September 10, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page