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Extreme Weather

As Tornado Outbreak Devastates Multiple U.S. States, Direct Relief Mobilizes Response

A powerful storm system swept through the central United States on May 15–16, 2025, unleashing at least 22 tornadoes across multiple states and leaving a wide swath of destruction. Kentucky ...

Cholera

They Fled to South Sudan for Safety. Cholera Followed Them.

When the first case of cholera showed up – at a checkpoint where people fleeing the war in Sudan crossed into South Sudan for safety – Dr. Mary Alai and her colleagues were waiting. Since ...

Operational Update

Treating Patients Impacted by Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano, Responding to Myanmar Earthquake, and More

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 780 shipments of requested medical aid to 46 U.S. states and territories and 18 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 4 million ...