There are a lot of ways to help those affected by Hurricane Irma. FEMA accidentally tweeting the phone number of a sex hotline instead of an Irma helpline, though? That's decidedly unhelpful.
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Per the Miami Herald, the official Twitter account for FEMA Region 4 accidentally directed followers to a phone sex line in a tweet shared last week advertising a helpline for those whose roofs were affected by the storm. (Consumerist managed to snag a screenshot.)
The mistake was a simple matter of mixed up toll-free area codes. While 1-888-ROOF-BLU leads to a helpline, 1-800-ROOF-BLU (the accidentally tweeted number) leads to a greeting from "America's hottest talk line." Read more...
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