World Concern fieldworkers in Haiti are helping families in rebuild their homes and receive food and water after a series of severe storms ripped through the country, causing severe flooding.
According to the UN, nearly 800 people died during the storms and hurricanes. About one in 10 people in Haiti is personally affected by the storms.
The storms damaged World Concern projects, including an irrigation system on the southern coast. Evacuees took shelter in World Concern offices during the storm.
The storms worsen the existing, ongoing food shortages that plague the poor country. The crippled, unstable economy has made even some of the most dedicated workers unable to feed their families.
Learn more about our Haiti disaster response.
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An intense cyclone and 12-foot tidal surges destroyed villages and killed almost 78,000 people in Myanmar in early May. State-run media report another 56,000 people remain missing.
In addition to the enormous loss of life, cyclone Nagris caused substantial damage to buildings and infrastructure. Millions have lost their homes.
When all of this transpired, World Concern found itself in a unique situation: Our fieldworkers were already in place.
Read more about how we're helping.
People in the world’s poorest countries are more susceptible and vulnerable to disasters of all kinds.
Their homes are shoddily built with poor materials and fall into ruins in earthquakes, storms and floods. Lacking infrastructure in villages and towns, there usually are no warning systems when disaster looms, or any provisions for food, water and shelter afterward.
World Concern provides emergency aid to families suffering from man-made and natural disasters including war, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, drought and famine.
We supply food, shelter, cooking supplies, medical care, and support for traumatized people in crisis, rebuilding homes and livelihoods.
