Western Europe has been devastated by flooding from heavy rains that started July 14. Germany has been most affected, with entire towns inundated by water and at least 173 deaths. Officials note that between 60,000 and 70,000 people have been displaced—and with vast damage to homes, public buildings and utilities, recovery will be a …
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 …
India is currently fighting a wave of COVID-19 that began in March, is sickening hundreds of thousand each day and is killing thousands—and these numbers are likely vastly underreported, showcasing the severity of this surge. The current situation is extremely serious. At the current rate of infection, it is projected that 1 million people …
Just after noon local time on Tuesday, 29 December, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck central Croatia about 30 miles southeast of the capital, Zagreb, near the towns of Petrinja and Sisak. According to initial reports, seven people have died, and scores have been injured, some seriously. These numbers are expected to rise as search-and-rescue efforts continue. …
A new Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) from Wuhan, China, that was identified by the World Health Organization (WHO) in December 2019 has, as of January 30, caused more than 7,700 confirmed cases of respiratory disease, resulting in at least 170 deaths (these are official numbers; experts have warned that, due to a shortage of test kits, the …
At 4:24 a.m. local time on January 7, Puerto Rico was hit by a 6.4 magnitude earthquake along its southern coast—the strongest in a string of escalating seismic activity that started on December 28. The quake triggered safety mechanisms at power plants in the area, where the majority of the island’s power generation capacity is …
Typhoon Phanfone made landfall in Eastern Samar of the Eastern Visayas region of the Philippines at 4:45 p.m. local time Tuesday, December 24. A Category 2 typhoon, Phanfone ultimately affected more than 2.1 million people and displaced more than 145,000. Heavy rains and strong winds damaged some 406,000 homes and 30 health facilities, and brought …
What connects us? No matter where we come from or who we are, we are bound together as humans across space and time. We are a tapestry woven throughout this wild and beautiful earth, made up of disparate and diverse pieces that, when viewed from afar, merge into one unified image. From the most privileged …