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ADRA regretfully bids farewell to April Win, an ADRA Myanmar employee who died during the devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar on May 2 and 3, which left more than 130,000 dead or missing and as many as 2.5 million homeless.
Although the body of April Win has not yet been found, her family has confirmed [...]

Nearly 900 people were saved from tidal waves and flooding in the Pyinsalu islands, located on the southern coast of the Irrawaddy Delta, by standing on bridges built by the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) recently. As the high winds of Cyclone Nargis battered southern Myanmar’s delta region and high tidal waves and floodwaters [...]

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ADRA is stepping up its assistance to the survivors of the deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck southwest China’s Sichuan Province on May 12, providing food aid, water, and shelter materials for those in need.
ADRA’s emergency response efforts are centered in Jiulong town and surrounding villages where approximately 12,000 people are expected to receive direct [...]

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Traveling by boat, ADRA emergency response personnel have been reaching many stranded communities in the remote Pyinsalu islands in southern Myanmar’s devastated Irrawaddy Delta, providing emergency aid, such as food, medical assistance for the injured and dehydrated, and basic relief supplies in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis.
Through coordination with the United Nations and the [...]

ADRA is continuing its response in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, partnering with the World Food Programme (WFP) and other non-governmental organizations to distribute food, clothing, medicine, and non-food items to survivors in the affected regions, including the devastated towns of Myaungmya and Labutta, and more remote villages such as Kya Kyawn, Paine Kone, Amakalay, [...]

ADRA is expanding its response in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, committing $265,500 in emergency funds for immediate disaster relief, and providing food assistance and medical supplies to communities in the hard-hit Irrawaddy Delta region in southern Myanmar. These funds are complemented by an additional $100,000 from the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).
In [...]

ADRA is on the ground in China responding to the needs of survivors after a deadly 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck southwestern China Monday, May 12, killing nearly 15,000, injuring approximately 26,000, and leaving more than 25,000 missing or buried under the rubble, according to state-run media.
An initial emergency response is underway targeting areas affected by the [...]

ADRA is continuing its response in Myanmar with food assistance and emergency response personnel, following a category 4 cyclone that devastated vast regions of the country on the weekend.
In partnership with the World Food Program (WFP), ADRA Myanmar is coordinating the delivery of up to 250 metric tons of rice to people in the Labutta [...]

ADRA is responding after Cyclone Nargis, a Category 4 tropical storm, struck Saturday, May 3, killing more than 10,000 people in Myanmar, and leaving nearly 3,000 others unaccounted for, according to the Foreign Ministry.

In response to the widespread devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, ADRA emergency response personnel based in the Yangon office are evaluating the [...]

When dangerous snow storms devastated China’s central, southern, and southwestern regions this winter, ADRA responded immediately, providing emergency relief assistance for nearly 5,000 survivors in Huoshan, one of the areas most severely affected by the storm in the province of Anhui, in eastern China.
Heavy snowfall, sleet, and ice caused severe damage throughout 19 provinces of [...]