Emergency response
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Photo: Miguel Samper for Mercy Corps
Life can change for millions of families in an instant: natural disasters can take loved ones and the outbreak of war drive families from their homes. When the unthinkable happens, Mercy Corps delivers rapid, lifesaving aid to hard-hit communities.
All stories about Emergency response
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Indonesia: Reflection from Banda Aceh January 3, 2005
At a tiny airport in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, the biggest humanitarian assistance effort in human history is unfolding. This area is 'ground zero' to the tsunami disaster, the first hit and the last to receive aid because of the remote location and the destruction of infrastructure.
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India: Terror in an Indian Village December 31, 2004
On December 28, 2004, a Mercy Corps partner organization, the Disaster Mitigation Institute (DMI), sent its tsunami relief team to the hard-hit village of Devanapatti in coastal India's Cuddalore district.
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Indonesia: Mercy Corps Deploys Portland-Based Staffer to Southeast Asia December 27, 2004
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The Bam Earthquake: One Year Later December 21, 2004
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Afghanistan: A Day in the Life of an Aid Worker in Afghanistan October 29, 2004
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Sudan: Displaced Kids Return to School in Darfur, but Many Are Still Left Out October 26, 2004
On a hot, dusty day, hundreds of students pour out of their makeshift school, notebooks in hand. Looking at the smiles on their faces, it could be any after-school scene, but these students have all been displaced from their homes in Darfur, Sudan.
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Sudan: Lack of Sanitation and Hygiene in Darfur Contributing to Deaths October 26, 2004
In the dusty, crowded camps for people displaced in Zalingei, West Darfur, the living situation for the 58,000 new residents is almost unbearable. Children sit on the dirt ground covered with flies. They have long ago given up exerting the energy to swat them away.
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Balkan Region Is Slowly Rebuilding August 22, 2004
Question: When did you first become involved in Bosnia?
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Rebuilt Health Clinic Heals a Community June 18, 2004
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North Korea: Mercy Corps responds to North Korea tragedy June 4, 2004
Mercy Corps is mobilizing staff and resources to mount a quick response to the recent tragedy in Ryongchon, North Korea. Aid workers have been dispatched and truckloads of critical medical supplies has arrived at the devastated site.