MAHARASHTRA, 27 July 2021 – At least 251 were killed while 50 injured causes by floods and landslides in western districts Maharashtra, India due to heavy rains since 22 July. Eight Covid-19 patients in Chiplun town hospital, Ratnagiri were killed after floodwaters entered the hospital area. Ten districts which reported severely affected are Kolhapur, Raigad, [...]
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Sandakan, 13th July 2021 – Islamic Relief Malaysia has distributed 150 food packs, formula milk, and health kits including face masks and hand sanitizers to 150 stateless families in Refugee Community Settlement Scheme (SPMP), Pulau Jampiras, Sandakan, Sabah in collaboration with National Security Council (MKN). This initiative is to alleviate the burden of the affected [...]
Idleb, July 7th, 2021- At least 31 people have died since early June due to attacks that targeted civilian infrastructure in southern Idlib, including a hospital, displacement camp school, and a civil defence headquarters. On June 23rd, artillery attacks were targeted many towns in Idleb and western Aleppo. One of the places targeted is Jabal [...]
For people with disabilities, fleeing conflict and arriving in a refugee camp can be an even more difficult experience. Islamic Relief’s Aya El Fatih talks to one Ethiopian refugee in Sudan about the challenges she has faced: When conflict erupted in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in November 2020, tens of thousands of people were [...]
Never before has the world recognised a World Refugee Day in which so many people are displaced. Largely driven by conflict, the number of refugees has doubled in the past 10 years, from 41 million in 2010 to nearly 80 million today. Today, Islamic Relief shines a light on the strength and courage those forced [...]
Islamic Relief’s Aya El Fatih spent a few days with a refugee family in Sudan, to find out how people live after fleeing terrible violence. In their small tent she found stories of loss, resilience, hospitality and hope. The white tents in Um Rakuba refugee camp are arranged in neat rows as far as the [...]
