In October 2008, the Yemen flood killed more than 250 people, destroyed over 2,000 houses and left about 22,000 people internally displaced (IDPs). Together with the Arab Association and Singhealth, MR sent two medical teams comprising of 11 medical and two logistics...
In late October of 2008, Hadramaut, Yemen was hit by a major flash flood that had not occurred in over 200 years. The floods claimed the lives of more than 250 people and left over 22,000 others homeless. Mercy Relief collaborated with its partners and local...
Barely 10 days after Cyclone Nargis ravaged the Irrawaddy delta, a 8.0 magnitude earthquake struck Wenchuan in the Sichuan province on 12 May, leaving about 88,000 people dead or missing and five million more homeless. In four days, MR sent the first response team to...
On 2 May, Cyclone Nargis made landfall near the mouth of the Irrawaddy River, leaving some 138,000 dead or missing and affecting more than 2.4 million civilians. Within the first week of the disaster MR sent five tonnes of relief supplies through the UNICEF and the...
In the midst of China’s joyful preparations for the Beijing Olympics, the fury of the 8 Richter earthquake in Wenchuan rocked Sichuan and shocked the nation on 12 May 2008, leaving at least 69,000 dead and rendering more than five million homeless. Four days after the...
