natural disaster

The devastating earthquake that struck Morocco’s High Atlas Mountains not only showed the destructive power of nature but also the strength of the country’s men and women to unite to help their compatriots.

Authorities in Libya announced a three day mourning following a deadly flood disaster. It’s estimated that over 5,100 people had died and 10,000 were reportedly missing.

Multiple state agencies and partners have been working together to help in response and recovery efforts.

Over 490,000 people have been displaced and are sheltering in over 500 sites across flood-affected areas of Malawi, as communities begin to reckon with the damage wrought by the Tropical Cyclone Freddy weather system, according to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).

Following the Feb. 6 earthquake that left more than 40,000 dead and thousands more injured or homeless, humanitarian needs in Turkey and Syria are desperate, especially in Syria that has suffered a bloody civil war for almost 12 years.

Two 7.8 and 7.5 magnitude earthquakes devastated the region Feb. 6, killing more than 40,000, according to figures released Feb. 15.

In a Nov. 1 pastoral letter, the president of the bishops’ conference, Archbishop Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji of Owerri, said that often in Nigeria when tragic events occurred, people expressed sorrow, then moved on as if nothing had happened.

With its statewide network of hurricane and disaster response experience, Catholic Charities is positioned to help Ian’s survivors who find themselves desperate at this time.