ADRA Responds to Flooding in Sri Lanka
ADRA providing response in Sri Lanka following heavy rains and flooding. ADRA Sri Lanka has begun a national emergency management plan (NEMP) response in the country’s Kilinochchi District, providing hygiene kits to 350 affected families, with plans to expand as soon as possible. Nearly half a million people in Sri Lanka have already been affected […]
Vietnam Seeing Effects of El Niño in Drought Conditions
ADRA is providing food emergency food to homes affected by the El Niño-driven drought in Vietnam. The central area of Vietnam has been hit by the most severe drought the region has seen in 100 years. This drought crisis is a direct consequence of the powerful El Niño system that has caused similar emergency conditions […]
Tackling Zika in Dominican Republic with Hygiene and Education
ADRA is helping to prevent the spread of Zika in the Dominican Republic by providing hygiene kits and health education to almost 6,000 people. ADRA Dominican Republic have already distributed nearly 500 household kits that contain hygiene supplies to prevent the spread of disease, as well as detailed information about the Zika virus and how it is spread. […]
More Rain Brings More Floods in Brazil
ADRA is assisting around 500 families with emergency food after flooding has forced them from their homes in Brazil. Abnormal heavy rains in recent days has caused the level of the Jaru River to rise, leaving 485 families homeless in Jaru, Rondonia, about 290 km from Porto Velho. These displaced families are in need of food, and ADRA’s […]
Flooding in Sãu Paulo Prompts Emergency Response from ADRA Brazil
In mid-March, the São Paulo State of Brazil was hit by heavy rains, reported as the highest rainfall ever recorded for this time of year in the area. Several cities were left with flooding-water and mud reaching over 1 meter (3.3 feet), and the water is decreasing very slowly, which increases the risk of disease. Many […]
Kyrgyzstan Rocked by Earthquake
In mid-November a 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck the Osh province in Kyrgyzstan, affecting six districts. ADRA distributed food aid to some of the estimated 15,000 people affected by the disaster. Food packages containing two weeks worth of food were delivered to 165 families, benefiting almost 1000 people. Over 4000 homes were damaged, 800 of these […]
Deadly floods displace 1.8m in India
ADRA has distributed food packages to families displaced by flooding in southern India. Floods have devastated Tamil Nadu state in India following weeks of heavy rain. Almost 270 people have died, and 1.8 million have been affected. For people living in low-lying villages near lakes and rivers, water levels rose so rapidly they had to […]
Haitian-Dominican Refugees Forced Out of Dominican Republic Flood into Haiti
Around half a million Dominicans of Haitian descent are facing deportation in the Dominican Republic. Two years ago a court decision stripped Dominicans born to Haitian migrants of their citizenship, retroactively applied to anyone born after 1929. This ruling left tens of thousands of Dominican-born people of Haitian descent stateless, and facing being forced to […]
Philippines Hit by Another Typhoon
Typhoon Koppu (known locally as Lando) brought torrential rains that caused massive flooding in seven regions of the Philippines. Close to half a million people were displaced, and thousands of homes were destroyed. More than 50 people were killed during several days of severe weather. ADRA Philippines were one of the first NGOs to arrive […]
Two Responses to Flooding in Brazil
ADRA is responding to flooding in Brazil after intense and prolonged rainfall caused by the El Niño effect. Our response focuses on two Brazilian states that were hit hard by the rainfall. The majority of waterways in Rio Grande do Sul have risen above their capacity, displacing thousands of families in heavily flooded areas. Rivers in Santa […]
