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The IRC team had to hike over flattened houses and between precariously leaning walls to reach the village center.

Responding to the most destructive earthquake in Pakistan's history

Arriving on the scene within hours of a powerful earthquake that struck Pakistan in October 2005, International Rescue Committee emergency teams aided 230,000 people, treated thousands of the sick and injured, and worked alongside survivors to rebuild their lives.

ArticleOctober 5, 2015
A young boy and other people on the street in Goma, DRC on a cloudy day

Crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo: Unprecedented hunger

Congo is now in its fourth decade of a major humanitarian crisis due to widespread violence, and now the latest volcanic eruption near Goma.

ArticleMay 27, 2021
A young woman carries a mattess and other belongings as people flee the border city of Goma for the Rwandan border after the May 22 eruption of Mt. Nyiragongo.

Volcano eruption near Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo

Mt. Nyiragongo erupted on May 22, causing thousands to flee nearby Goma. Here's what you need to know about the volcano and the bigger picture in Congo.

ArticleMay 28, 2021
A woman collects food and emergency aid from IRC staff in Zimbabwe after Cyclone Idai

How the IRC responds rapidly to a cyclone 

Cyclone Kenneth is the second hurricane-force storm to hit southeast Africa in less than six weeks. As the IRC's team in Tanzania readied to respond if needed, our lifesaving Cyclone Idai response continued in Zimbabwe.

ArticleApril 29, 2019
A Japanese aid worker walks through the debris of ruined buildings near the city of Kamaishi.

Tsunami in Japan

Shortly after a devastating earthquake and tsunami struck Japan on March 11, 2011, the International Rescue Committee responded by providing technical and financial support to three Japanese aid groups—the Association for Aid and Relief Japan (AAR), Japan Emergency NGO (JEN) and Peace Winds Japan.

ArticleJune 2, 2016

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