OMAHA,
Neb., April 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- U-Haul® is
offering recovery assistance to victims in the Omaha and Lincoln metro areas impacted by the powerful
tornadoes that ripped through suburbs of both cities on Friday,
causing widespread damage.
Elkhorn, Bennington and Blair were among the many communities impacted
near Omaha, while Waverly was hit hard near Lincoln. The extent of the damage and injuries
is still being assessed.
Doug Graham, U-Haul Company of
Nebraska president, has made eight
facilities across metro Omaha and
Lincoln available to provide 30
days free use of U-Box portable storage containers. U-Box
containers can be stored securely at the participating facilities –
or delivered and picked up from residential locations at no cost as
part of the U-Haul disaster relief program.
Two of the participating Omaha
stores – U-Haul of L Street (8616 L St.) and U-Haul at West Maple
Street (8920 Maple St.) – are also offering 30 days free use of
self-storage rooms at the facilities while availability lasts.
"From the pictures I've seen, a lot of families are going to be
put out of their homes," Graham said. "These are our neighbors.
We're here to help them in any way we can."
With Nebraska families facing
displacement and home repairs, access to mobile storage and
secure self-storage units during the clean-up process is
essential for communities affected by natural disasters.
The U-Haul disaster relief program applies to new U-Box and
self-storage rentals and is based on availability. People seeking
more information or needing to arrange storage services should
contact their nearest participating facility:
U-Haul Moving & Storage at L Street
8616 L St.
Omaha, NE 68127
(402) 592-2230
U-Haul Moving & Storage at West Maple Street
8920 Maple St.
Omaha, NE 68134
(402) 392-0440
U-Haul Moving & Storage at Millard
Ave. (U-Box only)
4868 S. 135th St.
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 896-2410
U-Haul Moving & Storage of Millard
Stonybrook (U-Box only)
5808 S. 144th St.
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 596-9771
U-Haul Moving & Storage of North
Downtown (U-Box only)
1006 N. 18th St.
Omaha, NE 68102
(402) 506-9729
U-Haul Moving & Storage of I-80 and
Manawa (U-Box only)
721 32nd Ave.
Council Bluffs, IA 51501
(712) 366-9401
U-Haul Moving & Storage at 48 and Vine (U-Box
only)
740 N. 48th St.
Lincoln, NE 68504
(402) 466-8135
U-Haul Moving & Storage of North Lincoln (U-Box only)
1930 Fletcher Ave.
Lincoln, NE 68521
(402) 488-1930
In addition to its 30 days free self-storage disaster relief
program, U-Haul is proud to be at the forefront of aiding
communities in times of need as an official American Red Cross
Disaster Responder.
About U-HAUL
Founded in 1945, U-Haul is the No. 1 choice of do-it-yourself
movers with more than 23,000 rental locations across all 50 states
and 10 Canadian provinces. The enhanced U-Haul app makes it easier
for customers to use U-Haul Truck Share 24/7 to access trucks
anytime through the self-dispatch and self-return options on their
smartphones through our patented Live Verify technology. Our
customers' patronage has enabled the U-Haul fleet to grow to
192,200 trucks, 138,500 trailers and 44,500 towing devices. U-Haul
is the third largest self-storage operator in North America with 967,000 rentable units and
83.3 million square feet of self-storage space at owned and managed
facilities. U-Haul is the top retailer of propane in the U.S. and
the largest installer of permanent trailer hitches in the
automotive aftermarket industry. Get the U-Haul app from
the App
Store or Google Play.
Contact:
Jeff
Lockridge
E-mail: publicrelations@uhaul.com
Phone: 602-760-4941
Website: uhaul.com
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