According to local authorities, the natural disaster killed more than 155 people, injured hundreds more and displaced more than 10,000 people.
Tag: disaster relief
ADRA is donating over $100,000 in goods and cash to help ACS and Adventist Health respond to the deadly wildfires in Hawaii.
The Kingscliff Classic, a three-day charity cycling event organised by 25000Spins, rallied 45 riders, raising more than $A24,000 for earthquake relief efforts in Syria and Turkey.
Adventists are responding to the the worst storm to hit the country in this century.
ADRA emergency relief operations are underway to assist earthquake victims in Indonesia.
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) is stepping up emergency efforts to assist the more than 33 million people impacted by the monsoon rains in Pakistan.
Funded by the South Pacific Division, the Disaster Ready Project Pilot was created to prepare churches and communities to better respond to disasters.
The newly formed alliance means humanitarian agencies will be able to mobilise disaster responses more quickly.