Ready, Respond, Recover
In vulnerable regions, we pre-position emergency medical supplies, help communities reduce risk and prepare for disaster while training health care providers. More
In the first hours, our emergency team sets in motion a disaster relief operation uniquely suited for the crisis and conditions on the ground. More
We may stay in country for months and years, rebuilding hospitals and clinics and addressing targeted health needs of the community and restoring health care access. More
The past year and more have highlighted the increasing frequency and severity of overlapping crises – driven by extreme weather events, the worst earthquake in nearly a century in Türkiye and Syria and the War in Ukraine. This trend has had a devastating impact on health, particularly among groups vulnerable to disasters, as communities have struggled to rebuild from concurrent and consecutive events. Scroll down to find out more about the places and people that have confronted crisis – past and present.
Past Emergency
In California, there were more than two dozen major wildfires at varying levels of containment during the season peak. Hundreds of fires had burned over 2.5 million acres even before the worst of fire season in September and October. Americares responded.
Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, hammering Texas and the Gulf Coast with extreme winds, heavy rains and powerful storm surge. Our Emergency Team responded as the storm came ashore.
On August 4, a warehouse at the Beirut Port exploded, causing widespread casualties and material damage. The disaster came amidst a severe economic, political, and social crisis in Lebanon and on-going concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.
Americares has used every resource to fight COVID-19 from critical protective supplies to education, training and other support for our staff and partners here at home and around the world.
Hurricane Dorian, the second most powerful Atlantic hurricane on record smashed into the northern islands of the Bahamas and for 40 hours lashed…
Americares responded to Tropical Storm Barry, that made landfall on July 13, bringing torrential rains, storm surge and major flooding along…
Americares is responding to an intense winter storm known as a bomb cyclone that dumped snow, hurricane force winds and heavy rain, along with…
Americares responded to the devastation of Tropical Cyclone Idai in Mozambique. The deadly storm caused massive destruction in the city of…
Americares responded to the deadliest and largest wildfires in California history. Three different fires killed more than 80, left hundreds…
Hurricane Michael made landfall near Mexico Beach, Florida as a life-threatening Category 5 storm, delivering a catastrophic impact with peak…
Americares is responding to the 7.5-magnitude earthquake that generated a deadly tsunami on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. The earthquake…
Americares responded to Hurricane Florence, a dangerous storm bringing a life-threatening storm surge, massive inland rainfall and catastrophic…