Flooding

A school bus moves through a flooded roadway in Houston, Texas. Gov. Greg Abbott has declared much of Southeast Texas disaster areas after heavy rain and flooding from the remnants of Tropical Depression Imelda dumped more than two feet of water across some areas. (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)

Extreme Weather

Waters Rise in East Texas as Tropical Storm Imelda Drenches Communities

A village in India partially submerged by recent flooding. (Photo courtesy of Doctors for You)

Extreme Weather

Widespread Flooding Has Devastated South Asia. It’s Only the Beginning.

Shipments bound for Dhulikhel Hospital in Nepal leave Direct Relief's warehouse on July 19, 2019, containing medical aid for flooded communities in the region. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Extreme Weather

Medical Aid En Route as Deadly Flooding Continues in South Asia

An emergency response worker from HOPE Hospital in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, helps a woman out of the water. Direct Relief is supporting the hospital with essential medicines, and will continue shipping requested medical aid to facilities responding to the flooding. (Photo courtesy of HOPE Foundation for Women and Children)

Flooding

Floods, Landslides Batter South Asia

A staff member at Baptist Community Health Services sorts the contents of a Direct Relief Hurricane Prep Pack. Packs were placed at strategic locations across Louisiana in preparation for extreme weather. (Photo courtesy of Baptist Community Health Services)

Hurricane Barry

Health Centers Gear Up for Tropical Storm Barry

Emergency Medical Packs leave Direct Relief’s warehouse. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Hurricane Barry

Tropical Storm Barry: Emergency Aid Deployed

A school gym in eastern Oklahoma was just one of many buildings flooded by ongoing rains in the region, which have displaced thousands. (Photo courtesy of Stigler Health and Wellness Center)

Extreme Weather

Protecting Responders after Floodwaters Inundate Oklahoma Community

Direct Relief staff deliver medical aid to Gulf Coast Health Center in Port Arthur, Texas in response to Hurricane Harvey. Access to vital medicine is often jeopardized after a hurricane. (Photo by Bimarian Films for Direct Relief)

Hurricanes

How Hurricanes Cause Disease Outbreaks

Essential medicines and supplies bound for Paraguay are staged and shipped from Direct Relief's warehouse last week before arriving in the country on Monday, June 10. Flooding across Paraguay has displaced more than 70,000 people, and medical and supplies were provided to the country's Ministry of Health as they work to treat patients in impacted areas. FedEx provided logistics and transportation of the shipment, free of charge. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Paraguay

FedEx, Direct Relief Deliver Essential Medicines to Flood-Inundated Paraguay

Hurricanes

Tracking Population Data Could Change Disaster Response

Families evacuate in Odisha, India, before Cyclone Fani came ashore on Friday. (Photo courtesy of Odisha Police Department)

Cyclones

Millions Evacuate as Deadly Cyclone Fani Lashes India, Churns Towards Bangladesh

A medical worker fills a bucket with clean water outside an emergency treatment tent at the Macurungo Urban Health Center in Beira, Mozambique, on Friday, March 29, 2019. Cyclone Idai hit the Mozambican coast earlier this month, devastating the port city of Beira and killing at least 700 people in Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi. Cyclone Kenneth is dealing a second blow to the country. (Guillem Sartorio/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Cholera

If Cyclone Kenneth Leads to Cholera in Mozambique, Who Is Most at Risk?

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Covid-19

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Covid-19

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Health equipment donations from Direct Relief arriving to Ecuador on June 4, 2020 to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 emergency in the country. (Isadora Romero for Direct Relief)

Covid-19

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