Horn of Africa: New Bulletin Insert (11/2011)
A new bulletin insert has been created to give a quick update on the situation in the Horn of Africa. You can download it here (pdf). For more information check out the ELCA Disaster webpage Horn of Africa Drought. ————-...
Horn of Africa: ACT Update on Rain and Hunger
The ACT Alliance (Action by Churches Together), of which the ELCA is a member, in a recent update shares how the drought is continuing to affect people within the Horn of Africa. With 13 million people still feeling the affects...
Horn of Africa: Rainfall & Disease Affecting Dadaab
Just read a statement from UNHCR (UN Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees) regarding the conditions at Dadaab camp in eastern Kenya. It stated that the camp has received heavy rains that have led to flooding and an increase...
SE Asia Floods: ELCA Responds in Cambodia & Thailand
Since July, heavy rains and four tropical storms have hammered Southeast Asia, affecting the entire region with flooding and landslides. In the two hardest hit countries, Cambodia and Thailand, it is estimated that one-third of each country is underwater. Recent...
Pakistan: Heavy Monsoon Rains Lead to Wide-Spread Flooding
Heavy monsoon rains in late August/early September led to widespread damage, mostly in the southern province of Sindh. The National Disaster Management Authority in Pakistan has appealed for international humanitarian assistance. The most urgent needs have been food, potable water,...
Central America Floods: It’s Not the Rain, But the Type of Rain
The following report from the LWF (Lutheran World Federation) gives an update of the situation following the deluge that has been hitting Centeral America since early this month. The issue is not just that it has been raining consistently but...