RRF 09/2023 – Philippines: Emergency response to the communities affected by super typhoon Doksuri

by Waqas | Aug 10, 2023

Typhoon Doksuri (Egay) is the fifth tropical cyclone to hit the country this year. It started as a low-pressure area and later on became a tropical depression in Southeastern Luzon last July 21, 2023. As it traversed westward over the Philippine Sea, it turned into a...

RRF 06/2023: Gaza Escalation Response

by George Majaj | Jul 6, 2023

On 9 May, Israeli forces launched a military operation in the Gaza Strip. Israeli airstrikes struck residential buildings and houses where three members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad were staying, killing them along with ten family members In the Gaza Strip, the...

RRF 07/2023: Ukraine Dam damage

by Dragana Levicanin | Jul 4, 2023

The Kakhovka dam that sits on the Dnieper River, upstream of Kherson City in Khersonska Oblast. It’s reservoir held 18 cubic kilometers of water used for cooling the 5.7 GW Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, and to irrigate areas of southern Ukraine and northern...

RRF 08/2023 Serbia Floods

by Dragana Levicanin | Jun 29, 2023

On June 15, 2023, heavy rains hit the territory of the Republic of Serbia, causing floods throughout the country. 56 cities and municipalities affected by flash floods declared a state of emergency. Houses are flooded, huge material damage was done to crops, and...

RRF 05/2023 – DRC: Humanitarian Response to Floods in Kalehe Territory

by Caroline Njogu | Jun 19, 2023

Heavy rainfall and flooding caused severe landslides in Kalehe in the Democratic Republic of Congo in early May. As a result, 400 persons have lost their lives, and over 50,000 persons are displaced (OCHA, May 29, 2023). Schools and health centers were also swept...