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A view taken during an evacuation from Oroville, Butte County of the North Complex Fire. (Photo courtesy of Mykalyn Stahr)

Covid-19

Multiple Disasters Strain Response Systems, Slow Recovery, and Deepen Inequity

A dam in the city of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico. (Photo courtesy of the City of Trujillo Alto)

Extreme Weather

Tropical Storm Isaias Unleashes Widespread Flooding in Puerto Rico

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

Paraguay

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

Hurricanes

Tracking Population Data Could Change Disaster Response

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Shipments of PPE and other requested medical aid are packed for departure to dozens of medical facilities across the United States on Nov. 25, 2020, inside Direct Relief's warehouse. Since November 1, Direct Relief has dispatched 746 shipments of medical aid, worth more $2.1 million, to health facilities across the U.S. as Covid-19 cases spike in many parts of the country. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

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Covid-19 Cases Crest in U.S. as PPE Demand Remains High

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After Two Deadly Hurricanes, On the Ground in the Sula Valley of Honduras

Hurricane Iota wind speeds as they tracked towards Honduras and Nicaragua earlier this month. (Direct Relief)

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As Two Storms Devastate Latin America, Mapping the Region’s Most Vulnerable

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Flooding

Covid-19

Multiple Disasters Strain Response Systems, Slow Recovery, and Deepen Inequity

Extreme Weather

Tropical Storm Isaias Unleashes Widespread Flooding in Puerto Rico

Extreme Weather

Waters Rise in East Texas as Tropical Storm Imelda Drenches Communities

Extreme Weather

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

Extreme Weather

Medical Aid En Route as Deadly Flooding Continues in South Asia

Flooding

Floods, Landslides Batter South Asia

Hurricane Barry

Health Centers Gear Up for Tropical Storm Barry

Hurricane Barry

Tropical Storm Barry: Emergency Aid Deployed

Extreme Weather

Protecting Responders after Floodwaters Inundate Oklahoma Community

Hurricanes

How Hurricanes Cause Disease Outbreaks

Paraguay

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

Hurricanes

Tracking Population Data Could Change Disaster Response

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Covid-19

Covid-19 Cases Crest in U.S. as PPE Demand Remains High

Hurricanes

After Two Deadly Hurricanes, On the Ground in the Sula Valley of Honduras

Hurricanes

As Two Storms Devastate Latin America, Mapping the Region’s Most Vulnerable

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