Tag: Disasters

Caritas Philippines appeals for donations from people "in whatever way they can" in the spirit of "sacrifice and selflessness" especially during the Holy Week

Tens of thousands fled their homes as the storm pummelled the disaster-prone region in recent days, dumping heavy rain that flooded houses

The death toll from tropical storm Megi rose to 28 while more than 17,000 people fled their homes in the central Philippines

More than 13,000 people fled to emergency shelters as the storm pounded the region, flooding houses, inundating fields, cutting off roads

Maging ang mga hindi Katoliko ay kabilang sa kanilang programa at kasama rin sa mga napagkakalooban ng tulong

Officials in both countries said there were no immediate reports of casualties or damage, and there was no tsunami threat from either quake

The Church’s humanitarian arm estimates that 11,000 poor families need help to recover and rebuild their lives from scratch

"I thought we were all going to die. Very strong winds, and the waves were just so huge. But we all helped each other."

"It’s been a month since the storm, and we think about how we can recover. It's just so hard."

More than 400 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless after Rai hit the archipelago as a super typhoon in December