Emergencies Archives

How Caritas is helping people to recover from the Indonesia earthquake

31/10/2018 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Indonesia by Ffion Dean

Umi Sumbajono and her family had seconds to react when a 7.5 magnitude earthquake hit Indonesia’s Sulawesi island on September 28. The 55-year-old grabbed her two grandchildren and fled from their home in Jono Ono village. “I panicked and prayed,” Umi said. “We saw the land, the ground, splitting and cracking, with mud and water ...

Scenes of loss following the Indonesia earthquake

5/10/2018 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Indonesia by Ffion Dean

Fatwa Fadillah stoops among the make-shift tarp tents, urgently seeking information, but also needing to patiently listen and assess. Almost a week has passed since an earthquake struck his homeland. It toppled buildings and crumbled roads. Hours later, a tsunami washed away people, property, roads and crops. Help us respond to people in need – ...

Prayer for Indonesia after the earthquake and tsunami

4/10/2018 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Indonesia, Prayers and Reflections by Ffion Dean

Use these words to help you pray for those affected by the Indonesia tsunami and earthquake.

Caritas assessing survivors’ needs after the Indonesia tsunami and earthquake

1/10/2018 Asia, Conflicts and Disasters, Donation, Emergencies, Indonesia, Uncategorised by Ffion Dean

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck just off the coast of Sulawesi island, Indonesia on Friday 28 September. The earthquake caused a tsunami with waves 6 meters high in the city of Palu. A Caritas emergency team is making its way to Palu to assess the needs of the Indonesia tsunami and earthquake survivors. Please donate ...

South Sudan refugees: life in Uganda refugee camps

24/09/2018 Africa, Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Darfur and South Sudan, Food, Migration, Refugees, South Sudan, Uganda by Ffion Dean

In January 2017 we met South Sudan refugees who are living in Bidi Bidi in Uganda. 18 months later we've returned to the refugee camp to see the difference Caritas programmes are making to people who live there.

Philippines Typhoon causes major damage

17/09/2018 Asia, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Fundraising, Philippines by Myra

A deadly Philippines typhoon that crossed the country on 14-15 September has caused extensive damage and disruption. Typhoon Mangkhut (locally named Ompong) affected more that 270,000 people in 30 provinces as the storm damaged houses, crops and livelihoods. Roads and bridges are blocked by landslides and the electricity supply is down. 138,000 people were forced ...

Caritas teams prepare communities for Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines

14/09/2018 Asia, Disaster Preparedness, Emergencies, Philippines by Ffion Dean

Thousands of people are being evacuated in the Philippines ahead of Super Typhoon Mangkhut, which is expected to hit the island of Luzon early on Saturday. The massive storm, known locally as Typhoon Ompong, is the equivalent of a Category 5 hurricane, has wind speeds of up to 285 km per hour (180 mph). Around ...

How Caritas helps in Syria

13/09/2018 Aid Success Story, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Emergencies in Syria, Health, Middle East & North Africa, Syria by Ffion Dean

To escape Islamic State militants, Fowziah Daher, a widow and mother of four children, hid alone for several days in a Syrian olive field. She and her family had been seeking refuge at a farm when the militants arrived. She told her children to run away without her. The family had just come on foot ...

Venezuela Crisis

7/09/2018 Emergencies, Food, Health, Latin America, Malnutrition, Migration, Refugees, Venezuela by Ffion Dean

Find out how Caritas is helping vulnerable Venezuelans with food and health care during the current economic crisis.

Massive humanitarian crisis in Lake Chad region

3/09/2018 Africa, Cameroon, Chad, Conflicts and Disasters, Emergencies, Niger, Nigeria by Caritas Internationalis

A High Level Conference on the Lake Chad Region is taking place in Berlin, Germany, 3-4 September. Africa’s Lake Chad region, which includes parts of Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon, is facing a massive humanitarian crisis driven by poverty, climate change and conflict.