News Release: ADRA Responds to Get Critical Aid to St. Vincent and the Grenadines Where a Volcano Erupted
Food, water, and shelter become crucial necessities for thousands of evacuees (ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES) April 12, 2021 — On Friday, April 9, La Soufrière, the highest mountain peak on the island of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, erupted forcing more than 20,000 people to evacuate. Ash and smoke completely filled the sky, blanketing neighborhoods and […]
News Release: ADRA Provides Emergency Assistance to 2,000+ households displaced in Timor-Leste and Indonesia
Flash Flooding and Landslides Sweep Across Timor-Leste and Indonesia Displacing Thousands DILI, TIMOR-LESTE – APRIL 7, 2021 – Torrential rain since Friday, April 2 has caused flash flooding and landslides extending from Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara province to Timor Leste in Dili, Baucau and Viqueque. Reportedly, there has been at least 100 fatalities since the […]
News Release: ADRA Responds to the Aftermath of Cyclone Eloise in Mozambique
The country of 30 million people is still recovering from previous disasters when the recent storm hit MOZAMBIQUE (January 27, 2021) — On January 23, tropical cyclone Eloise made landfall in Beira, Mozambique’s fourth largest city by population. The country faced previous disasters, including cyclones Idai and Kenneth in 2019, tropical storm Chalane in December […]
News Release: ADRA Provides Shelter Kits to Thousands Reeling from Three Earthquakes in Indonesia
INDONESIA (January 21, 2021) – Three earthquakes rocked the west Sulawesi region of Indonesia from January 14 to 16, measuring at 5.9, 6.2 and 5.0 magnitudes on the Richter scale. The districts of Mamuju, Majene, and Poliwali Mandar were impacted the most where reportedly 932 people were wounded and 84 casualties occurred. The earthquakes, which […]
News Release: ADRA Works with ACS in the Philippines to Help Families Affected by Recent Floods
PHILIPPINES (January 15, 2021) – Heavy rain showers dampened regions in Central and South Philippines causing severe flooding. The tail-end of a frontal system, or TEFS, was to blame for the massive downpour, which occurred from December 30, 2020 and lasted into the New Year on January 3. “This TEFS, combined with the intertropical convergence […]
News Release: ADRA Responds to Two Earthquakes in Croatia as New Year Begins
CROATIA (January 7, 2021) — On December 28, the Sisak-Moslavina county in central Croatia was rocked by a 5.2 magnitude earthquake. The following day, another earthquake measured at 6.4 magnitude, struck the town of Petrinja, which was strong enough to be felt, according to local sources, throughout Croatia and neighboring countries. Reportedly, there were seven […]
News Release: Tons of ADRA Emergency Supplies Airlifted by Colombian Air Force to Support Hurricane Recovery Efforts
COLOMBIAN ISLANDS (December 17, 2020) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) joins forces with the Adventist Church to help families impacted by recent Hurricanes Eta and Iota in the cluster islands of San Andrés, Providencia and Santa Catalina, Colombia. The back-to-back destructive storms that slammed the Caribbean islands located about 480 miles northwest of […]
News Release: ADRA Aids Victims in Central America Impacted by Storms Eta and Iota Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Emergency Assistance Underway to Support Communities Impacted by Catastrophic Storms ETA and IOTA SILVER SPRING, MD (November 18, 2020) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) has scaled up disaster operations in Central America to help families impacted by Hurricanes Eta and Iota. Within less than two weeks, the two Category 4 hurricanes made landfall […]
News Release: ADRA Responds as Five Tropical Storms Hit Vietnam, Cambodia, and the Philippines
Some locations received 125 inches of rain in October and have been underwater for three weeks CAMBODIA, PHILIPPINES, VIETNAM, (November 9, 2020) – The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is responding with cash transfers, seeds for crop replacement and food to sustain as many people as possible who have been affected by the succession […]
News Release: Adventist Foundation and ADRA Respond to Earthquake That Rocks Turkey and Greece
(Turkey and Greece) — On October 30, a powerful earthquake struck the Aegean Sea rattling the countries of Turkey and Greece. It was felt as far away as Athens and Istanbul. Turkey and Greece are located on or near many active fault lines, where earthquakes are fairly common in the region, according to the US […]
