disaster

April 20, 2010

Sub-Zero Weather Threatens Chinese Earthquake Survivors

ADRA reports the April 14 earthquake in Qinghai Province, China, killed more than 1,700, injured tens of thousands, and displaced hundreds of thousands. ADRA teams have been dispatched to Chengdu, Sichuan (www.adra.org).

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March 29, 2010

Mongolia: millions of livestock die in cold

Mongolia is experiencing its worst winter in years, killing off their livestock. The Red Cross is appealing for help. In BBC.

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March 26, 2010

China: aid send to drought regions

Over 18 million and 11 million livestock have been impacted by drought in Yunnan, Guangxi, Sichuan and Chongqing. 1.4 million tons of emergency aid have been sent. In The Guardian.

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March 4, 2010

Kenya at center of Chile rescue efforts

BBC News: a Kenyan-based online mapping tool is being used to collect and plot reports coming in from Chile.

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January 13, 2010

Haiti vs. Aceh: an instructive illustration of “hiddenness.”

Today, there is an enormous amount of Twitter traffic representing the enormous amount happening on behalf of Haiti. This small, poor island country suffered a devastating 7.0-magnitude earthquake with thousands – perhaps tens of thousands – killed. I am all for work on behalf of Haiti. Yes, we should bless this little nation. Jesus loves Haiti just as much as He loves Aceh. In fact I could make an argument that my first short-term trip, with my family to Haiti when I was I think about 12, was probably very formative in my missionary thinking. For all that, however, I [...]

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