JACKSON, Miss., April 13, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is
offering 30 days of free self-storage to residents impacted by the
large tornado and severe storms that swept through southern
Mississippi on Easter Sunday.
Many homes sustained damaged and the storms brought down trees
and power lines. Several lives were lost.
"Since many people are sheltering in place during the COVID-19
outbreak, families were at home when the tornadoes touched down,"
said Charles Johnston, U-Haul
Company of Mississippi president.
"These folks are facing a long road of clean-up and recovery. We
want to lend a helping hand by offering a clean and secure place
for them to store their possessions at no cost for one month."
Damage was reported from the towns of Soso,
Seminary, Laurel, Prentiss, Vossburg and many other
places across the southern half of the state.
People seeking more information about the U-Haul disaster relief
program or needing to arrange 30 days of free self-storage should
contact:
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Hattiesburg
918 Broadway Drive
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 545-2551
U-Haul Storage of Hattiesburg
1303 W. 7th St.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 544-7856
U-Haul Storage of Meridian
334 N. Frontage Road
Meridian, MS 39301
(601) 482-5188
U-Haul stores offer needed supplies to help with storm recovery
like boxes, tarps, propane and propane tanks. U-Haul
urges customers to ensure their tanks are topped off
since propane is good to have in the event of long-term
power outages.
U-Haul offered one month of free self-storage on March 12 to college students whose school
schedules were interrupted by COVID-19. That offer is ongoing
across the U.S. and Canada.
As an essential service provider, U-Haul remains open to meet
the needs of customers and communities. For details on what U-Haul
has done to enhance cleaning protocols, protect Team Members and
customers, and develop programs that inherently promote social
distancing and contactless business, please
visit uhaul.com/announcement.
About U-Haul
Since 1945, U-Haul has been the No. 1 choice of
do-it-yourself movers, with a network of 22,000 locations across
all 50 states and 10 Canadian provinces. U-Haul Truck Share 24/7
offers secure access to U-Haul trucks every hour of every day
through the customer dispatch option on their smartphones and our
proprietary Live Verify technology. Our customers' patronage has
enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to approximately 167,000 trucks,
120,000 trailers and 43,000 towing devices. U-Haul offers nearly
697,000 rooms and 60.7 million square feet of self-storage space at
owned and managed facilities throughout North America. U-Haul is the largest installer
of permanent trailer hitches in the automotive aftermarket
industry, and is the largest retailer of propane in the
U.S.
Contact:
Andrea Batchelor
Jeff Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-263-6981
Website: uhaul.com
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