Emergency response

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Congolese men working in a laboratory.

The facts: Earthquake disaster in Syria

A 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Turkey and Northwest Syria, affecting more than 1.8 million displaced Syrians. Learn more about what Mercy Corps is doing to help.
In Sarmada, Northwest Syria, rescue crews rush to a collapsed building in the wake of massive earthquakes that struck the region.

A critical moment for Haiti

Mercy Corps Haiti delivers emergency cash aid and supplies to participants amid a deepening crisis marred by violence, hunger, and a cholera outbreak.
In Grand'Anse, Haiti, a Mercy Corps team member helps farmers set up mobile accounts for emergency cash aid transfers.

Somalia is on the brink of famine

Mercy Corps CEO Tjada D’Oyen McKenna appears on the Global Dispatches podcast to discuss the food crisis brought on by an unprecedented drought.
A person feeds the dregs of their morning tea leaves to their last surviving camel, after fleeing home due to the drought that is ravaging Somalia.
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