Death toll higher than we thought, Bahamian partner says
“Bodies are floating all through the water in Marsh Harbour,” our contact in the Bahamas said in an urgent message sent Wednesday.The official death toll of Hurricane Dorian being reported by most major news outlets has risen to 20, but our partner and other locals...
URGENT: Help Hurricane Dorian victims
Hurricane Dorian slammed into the Bahamas this Labor Day weekend as a devastating Category 5 storm. The destruction was unprecedented, and the flooding some of the worst the island nation has ever seen. Now, the storm is headed toward the eastern U.S., and although it...
URGENT NEED: Cyclone Idai victims need your help
Zimbabwe has declared a state of emergency in the wake of the cyclone that killed hundreds and left countless others homeless across the region.After tearing across Mozambique with 100-plus mph winds, Cyclone Idai hit Zimbabwe March 17 with devastating force, dumping...
Building hope out of the ashes in Guatemala
Orlando will never forget the day the sky fell in Los Lotes, Guatemala.It started as a normal June day. He went to work, saw his friends, and thought about going home to his son and his beloved village. But then the volcano erupted — and everything changed.Burning ash...
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