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Flooding

Direct Relief-provided personal care items are loaded onto a zipline crossing to reach flood-affected families in Bidur Municipality, Nuwakot district, an area across the Trishuli River where flood-damaged bridges and roads have severely disrupted access. (Photo courtesy of Mountain Heart Nepal)

Operational Update

Responding to Nepal Floods, Supporting Cancer Prevention in Uganda, and More

September 18, 2026
Sreejesh Parajuli, a paramedic with Dhulikhel Hospital carries a Direct Relief Emergency Medical Pack and enters a vehicle to travel to treat survivors of the recent floods in the Himalayan valley along the Nepal-Tibet border, on September 11, 2026 in Dhulikhel, Nepal.

Health

Day Zero Starts Before Disaster Strikes

September 17, 2026
Damage from Hurricane Lowell is seen on Kauai's Kaumualli Highway on Sept. 8, 2026. Thousands are still without power from the storm.

Extreme Weather

Kaua'i Slammed by Hurricane Lowell Amid Active Pacific Season

September 17, 2026
Staff with Mountain Heart Nepal cross the Trishuli River on Sept. 14, 2026, via zipline to deliver Direct Relief-provided aid to support people who have been evacuated after the floods. Access remains extremely limited to the floods areas of northern Nepal with many of the region's bridges destroyed.

Nepal Floods 2026

How 2015 Earthquake Lessons Guide Response to Nepal’s Recent “Himalayan Tsunami”

September 15, 2026

Operational Update

Nepal Flood Response Continues, Midwife Kits Reach South Sudan, and Diabetes Medicines Arrive in Yemen

September 11, 2026
Medical aid from Direct Relief arrives at Tribhuvan International Airport on September 06, 2026, in Kathmandu, Nepal. The shipment contained medical essentials, including IV fluids, water purification supplies, essential medicines, and more.

Nepal Floods 2026

Medicines Arrive in Nepal as Health Providers Work to Reach the Last Mile

September 8, 2026

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