On December 10 and 11, 2021, a series of more than 30 tornadoes spawned by powerful storms swept through six states in the central and southern US, causing significant damage and more than 90 deaths—a number that could increase as search-and-rescue operations continue. Kentucky was especially devastated by the storms, with at least 80 deaths. …
The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified humanitarian organization and premier first responder International Medical Corps as an Emergency Medical Team (EMT) Type 1 provider, capable of deploying quickly and providing medical services in response to a disaster anywhere in the world. The WHO created the EMT concept to standardize medical deployments in the event …
At the request of the Florida Department of Health, International Medical Corps is sending multiple teams of doctors and nurses to the state to respond to Hurricane Michael. Teams will arrive over the next 24 to 48 hours and report to the Florida Department of Health in Tallahassee to await deployment, once needs are known. …
International Medical Corps is mobilizing resources and deploying an assessment team to the Carolinas, as Hurricane Florence has grown into a potentially catastrophic Category 4 storm. The hurricane is barreling toward the Carolina coast, where it threatens to be the most intense storm to strike the region in at least 25 years. Life-threatening inland flooding …