Australia

A view of clusters of Covid-19 cases. (Direct Relief image)

Covid-19

Vaccination Rates Rise Unevenly as Covid-19 Waves Continue

August 24, 2021

A helicopter dumps water on a fire in Victoria’s East Gippsland region on Dec. 30, 2019. Fires continued to rage in Australia into 2020, causing fatalities and compromising air quality. (Photo courtesy of the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning)

Australia Wildfires

Six Months After Australia’s Wildfires, Recovery Continues

June 24, 2020

Volunteers help repair the playground at Buxton Public School after the bushfires scorched the school in December. Now, school staff are prioritizing the mental health of the students as part of long-term recovery. (Amarica Rafanelli/ Direct Relief)

Australia Wildfires

For One Australian School, Repairing Classrooms Came First. Then Mental Health.

March 6, 2020

Damage from the Camp Fire, as seen in Paradise, California, in Dec. 2018. The fire killed more than 80 people and destroyed most of the Northern California town. (Andrew MacCalla / Direct Relief)

Wildfires

Asbestos, Heavy Metals, Lead. Long After a Wildfire, Toxic Substances Linger.

February 21, 2020

Bushfires near Moyhu, Australia, on Jan. 11, 2020. Fighting fires "is a way of helping the community," said Alan Sampson, a Moyhu Fire Brigade Captain who has been fighting fires for 40 years. (Photo Courtesy of Moyhu Fire Brigade)

Australia Wildfires

Unprecedented Bushfires Put Australia’s Firefighting Forces to the Test

February 3, 2020

Firefighter Kurt Hill of Albion Park Rural Fire Service loads 15,000 Direct Relief N95/P2 masks in Picton, New South Wales, Australia. The area has been seriously impacted by bushfires and 30 homes have been lost in the surrounding area since 2019. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Australia Wildfires

A Million Masks: Direct Relief Doubles Contribution of N95 (P2) Particulate Respirators for Smoke-Filled Australia

January 21, 2020

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