Category Archives: Worldwide

Gaza, 14 Nov 2018 – At least seven Palestinians were killed and another 10 injured in a military retaliation in Khanyounnes, South of the Gaza strip. The military attack destroyed approximately 100 housing units as a result of nearby bombing which also left eight locations severely affected. Islamic Relief (IR) Palestine is still providing some [...]

EARTHQUAKE. The only term that could best describe the loss of 437 souls as at August last month in one of the famous tourism destinations, Lombok, Indonesia. According to many local newspapers, more than 50,000 houses were affected in the unexpected presence of quake which eventually further intensified humanitarian situation. It has also captured the [...]

Afghanistan, 9 Oct 2018 – Approximately 2 million people are affected by drought, of whom 1.4 million people are in desperate need of humanitarian assistance.   Approximately 253,600 people are currently displaced due to drought across the Western Region of Afghanistan, of whom 75,000 are in Herat.   At least 20 out of 34 provinces […]

Sulawesi, 5 oct 2018 – The death tolls in Sulawesi went up to 1763 as earthquake with a magnitude of 7.4 hit Palu and Donggala district on 28th September last week.   The incident had caused injuries that affected 2,600 people while 113 are yet to be found. 152 are also buried under debris.   [...]

Philippines, 8 Oct 2018 – 79 people died in Itogon, Benguet due to landslides and at least two people are still missing as a result of Typhoon Mangkhut that hit the region in the last 12th September.   Nearly 3 million people which equal to 719,565 families were affected by the Typhoon deemed to be [...]

Sulawesi, 1 Oktober 2018 – More than 1200 have been reported dead after a tsunami triggered by a magnitude 7.5 earthquake in Palu and Donggala District, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia on September 28th.   The number of deaths is expected to increase as new information may be available as one of the two most affected districts [...]