The branch office had to write to the congregations asking them to hold off from making further contributions. Three truckloads of leftover items were sent to the branch office for storage. Congregation elders visited many victims and the family members of those who had died.
Filiālei pat bija jānosūta draudzēm vēstule ar lūgumu vairs neziedot, un veselas trīs smagās automašīnas ar pāri palikušajām mantām tika atsūtītas uz filiāli, kur mantas novietoja uzglabāšanai.