Date: 14 April 2010 Magnitude: 7.1 The 7.1 magnitude earthquake and 1,380 aftershocks that rocked Yushu county in Qinghai province in the early morning of 14 April 2010 killed at least 2,220 people and displaced more than 110,000. Mercy Relief responded to calls for...
Date: 12 May 2008 Magnitude: 8.0 The 2008 Wenchuan earthquake in Sichuan Province remains one of the most powerful earthquakes to hit China. It was felt as far away as Beijing and Shanghai — 1,500 km and 1,700 km away, respectively — and left the nation reeling. More...
Date: April – July 2006 Volcanic Explosivity Index: 3 and above After half a decade of relative calm, Mt Merapi began showing signs of an imminent eruption in April 2006. Powerful pyroclastic flows in late May marked the peak of the eruption. Tens of thousands...
Date: 5 September 2005 In September 2005, a Mandala Airlines airplane travelling from Medan to Jakarta in overcast weather crashed into a densely populated residential area shortly after take-off. The accident claimed the lives of 149 people including the Governor of...
Date: 28 March 2005 Magnitude: 8.7 The Nias Earthquake that shook Indonesia in March 2005 claimed 850 lives and destroyed 95 per cent of the structures on the island, including 13,000 homes. Mercy Relief was quick to respond to the Indonesian government’s appeal for...
Date: 26 December 2004 Magnitude: 9.0 The Indian Ocean Tsunami, triggered by a 9.0 magnitude undersea earthquake on Boxing Day 2004, claimed more than 250,000 lives and rendered at least two million more homeless. The enormity of the crisis saw Mercy Relief join...
