In 2005, Hurricane Katrina ripped through large areas of the American South, decimating homes, businesses and hospitals, and leaving thousands of people across Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi in despair. Native Mississippian John Roberts, in college at the time, volunteered to help local communities recover. What he saw there inspired him to become an emergency- and …
Hailu Bekele looked out of the helicopter window, taking in vast fields dry from drought, pale-green treetops and cattle scattered across the landscape in Kurwai, South Sudan, and thinking about his new assignment, more than a thousand miles from home. Though Bekele usually works as a Health Program Coordinator with International Medical Corps in Ethiopia, …
A band of severe weather, including more than 50 tornadoes, swept through the central United States during the evening of March 31 and into the morning of April 1, killing more than 30 people, hospitalizing dozens and devastating homes, businesses and critical infrastructure. Search-and-rescue efforts are underway in response to reports of people trapped in …
On February 6, massive 7.8- and 7.5-magnitude earthquakes struck southern Türkiye along its border with Syria, leaving more than 50,000 dead. The initial earthquakes were followed by thousands of aftershocks, including a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that rocked Türkiye’s Hatay province just two weeks later, causing additional damage. The first earthquake on February 6 struck while most …
International Medical Corps’ Margaret Traub talks about the challenges of providing humanitarian aid in complicated environments such as Turkey and Syria.
At 4:17 a.m. local time on February 6, a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck central Turkey near the city of Gaziantep, along the border with Syria. Just 11 minutes later, the region was struck again, by a 6.7 magnitude aftershock. These strong quakes were followed by more in the early afternoon, with a 7.5 magnitude …
Country Director Wafaa Sadek talks to Times Radio about how the war and sanctions in Syria has made responding to the earthquake there challenging.
NPR’s Juana Summers speaks with Wafaa Sadek, country director for International Medical Corps in Syria, about the earthquake and how her team is responding.