Emergencies overseas can be caused by natural disasters or conflict. The resulting emotional, physical and structural toll can be difficult to overcome.
SCIAF works with local organisations and our sister agencies in Caritas Internationalis to support the most vulnerable and help them towards recovery.
Hundreds drowned and millions became homeless when Monsoon rains caused the Kosi River to burst its banks.
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Thousands of women, children and young babies are facing a food crisis in the south and western Ethiopia.
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As food prices escalate, getting enough to eat has become a straightforward impossibility for many people in Haiti.
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Cyclone Nagris left at least 138,000 dead and destroyed thousands of homes and livelihoods.
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Super Cyclone SIDR killed more than 3,500 people and destoryed hundreds of thousands of homes.
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Over 100 people were killed and thousands lost their homes when the powerful tropical storm hit.
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Over 800 people were killed and 85,000 left homeless when a massive earthquake devastated the southern coast of Peru.
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The conflict in western Sudan has left 200,000 dead and an estimated two million homeless.
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In 2006 drought devastated large regions of Africa including Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Ethiopia.
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A massive quake devastated huge parts of Pakistan and India, killing over 75,000 people.
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Collosal waves slammed into Sri Lanka, India and Indonesia killing hundreds of thousands of people.
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