Private companies, nonprofits working behind the scenes help Americans stranded abroad

Private companies, non-profit organizations and enterprising individuals are helping the State Department aid stranded Americans who face closing windows to return to the U.S. as countries tighten their borders in the battle against COVID-19.
These behind-the-scenes, grassroots efforts bloomed in the first days of border closures, as the State Department and U.S. embassies abroad were caught off guard and unprepared to assist tens of thousands of stranded travelers.
“I will confess, the thought that we would have to run evacuations from every region of the world simultaneously was not something we had gamed out,” Ian Brownlee, the principal deputy assistant secretary for the Bureau of Consular Affairs on COVID-19 told CBS on Saturday.
The State Department, which has helped more than 40,000 U.S. citizens return home since the end of January, is still tracking an estimated 22,000 Americans across the world looking to get home, but those numbers change daily as commercial flights cancel on short notice.

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Private companies, nonprofits working behind the scenes help Americans stranded abroad

Private companies, nonprofits working behind the scenes help Americans stranded abroad

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