Team Assembling in Los Angeles
Team Rubicon members Jake Wood, Zach Smith, Clay Hunt, William McNulty and Mark Hayward are currently assembling at a staging area in Los Angeles. Flights into Chile have been placed on a 72 hour moratorium at all airports. TR is currently exploring options to fly into either Mendoza, Argentina or Bariloche, Argentina, where it will rent vehicles for a cross border journey into the Disaster Zone (DZ).
The goal of this element is to insert this medical response team into the towns located SW of Concepcion, closest to the epicenter of the earthquake. Early reports are of logjams at the Santiago Airport, and the majority of aid is being directed to the large city of Concepcion. Team Rubicon believes that there will be a delayed response to push medical aid out to the less populated areas.
Stand by for further info.
Godspeed Team Rubicon. Thoughts and prayers are with you and the entire team.
-Mark & Jen
Safe travels, guys.
Good luck guys – way to get in to Chile by any means necessary! People there need help desperately, and every minute counts! Be safe, and safe travels….