Category - disaster

Disaster risk reduction must be a priority says charity

staff writers — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 16:13:37 +0000

Money to save lives from disaster must be the priority, as climate change leads to more storms, floods and droughts, Christian relief and development agency Tearfund has said.

Christian Aid launches UK appeal for Bihar floods

agency reporter — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 10:21:46 +0100

The UK-based development agency Christian Aid has launched an emergency appeal in response to the devastating floods in Bihar, India. More than 2.5 million people have been affected and it's feared that thousands have died.

Cyclone Nargis is a tsunami scale disaster, say agencies

staff writers — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:31:42 +0100

Development agencies say that the final outcome of the Burmese cyclone disaster, which latest reports suggest has claimed over 23,000 lives, may be on the scale of the Asian tsunami a few years ago. They are urging a global response.

Earthquakes hit Great Lakes region of Africa

staff writers — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 00:01:51 +0000

Regional and international staff working for major church agencies involved in the region are consulting about relief interventions in the immediate aftermath of a series of quakes in Africa's Great Lakes area.

Food shortages threaten as floods hit Southern Africa

agency reporter — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:08 +0000

Extreme rainfall in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe has caused severe flooding with devastating consequences - including food shortages to come as farmers’ crops are washed away, warn international church and development bodies.

Warning about disaster impact of extreme rainfall across Africa

staff writers — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 09:14:09 +0100

Church and development organisations across Africa say the extreme rainfall experienced by the continent this summer is the worst in decades and is having a devastating impact on the food supply. They are warning that immediate action is needed.

UK churches respond to South Asia floods emergency

staff writers — Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:10:46 +0100

Christian Aid emergency staff in South Asia are working with local partner organisations to co-ordinate its response, after the worst floods in years hit a large swathe of northern India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Support for South Asia flood victims

Simon Barrow — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 20:37:12 +0100

India, Bangladesh and Nepal are in need of urgent aid and development support, following the latest disaster.

Australian agency urges greater disaster preparedness

staff writers — Sat, 06 Jan 2007 15:47:51 +0000

Governments, aid agencies and humanitarian actors must spend twice as much on disaster preparedness activities that could save millions of lives, according to Robert Tickner, CEO of Australian Red Cross.

Mennonites bring typhoon relief to storm-hit Vietnamese

staff writers — Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 +0000

A North American peace church aid and development organization which opposed the US war with Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s, and has continued to build positive relations ever since, is providing 30,000 US dollars worth of help to communities affected by Typhoon Xangsane in the central region of the country.