Written by Carol Garrison, Special Field Reporter, DisasterRelief.org The Nakambas own a small plot of land, totaling less than two acres. They harvested their main crops last July and have since run...
At least one person died and more than 2,500 families were affected when Cyclone Ivy tore through Vanuatu on Feb. 26, pummeling the South Pacific Island chain with winds of up to 120 miles per hour...
Written by Bonnie Gillespie , Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org Since late November, widespread flooding has inundated portions of the Dominican Republic as driving rains overwhelmed river...
Battered by a series of tropical storms and saturated with the heaviest rainfall in years, Mexico was deluged by floodwaters in September and is still struggling to clean up after months of wicked...
The most powerful typhoon ever to strike South Korea claimed more than 100 lives and left 25,000 homeless when it roared ashore over the weekend, leveling buildings, tossing giant cranes and...
Written by Bonnie Gillespie, Staff Writer, DisasterRelief.org Amid ongoing turmoil in Liberia, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and other non-government organizations (NGO's) are...
Heavy rains in the highlands of Ethiopia and Eritrea during recent weeks have inundated Sudan's seasonal waterways and rivers, sending floodwaters roaring into homes, businesses and farmland in the...
One of the most powerful typhoons in years ripped into southern China Thursday (July 24) after claiming 21 lives in the Philippines and injuring hundreds across its path. Winds of up to 115 mph...
Widespread flooding is nothing new to disaster-prone China. Every year, deluges are reported in the country's southern, central and northern provinces and humanitarian agencies race to provide...
Described by Argentine President Eduardo Duhalde as a "national catastrophe," extensive flooding has deluged the South American country's northern Santa Fe province, killing 11 people and forcing the...