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Tropical Storm in the Philippines: Number of people affected doubled since Monday
Cologne. According to the most recent reports by the Philippine disaster management authorities, the number of people affected by Friday’s flash floods has doubled since Monday. More than 63,000 families, or 338,000 people, have...
Tropical Storm Washi hits the Philippines
Cologne. Malteser International, the Order of Malta’s worldwide relief service, is supporting the emergency relief efforts in the Philippines with an initial 10,000 euros after this weekend’s flash flood left more than 650 people...
Ten years of Malteser International in Myanmar
Cologne. In October of 2001, after starting a pilot project with a local diocese, Malteser International opened its first office in Myanmar’s capital city, Yangon. Ten years later, Malteser International is celebrating one...
World Toilet Day 2011
Cologne. Going to the toilet may seem a normal, everyday act for some, but it is a daunting task for millions of people around the world – for whom a toilet is nowhere to be found. The lack of private, clean spaces to “take care...
New earthquake in eastern Turkey
Cologne. Emergency relief workers in the province of Van are once again running against time to find survivors after a second major earthquake struck eastern Turkey yesterday, causing several buildings to collapse – including two...
Floods in South-East Asia
Cologne. After the strongest rains in a decade left 17 of Cambodia’s 24 provinces under water, Malteser International, the relief service of the Order of Malta for humanitarian aid, will provide emergency relief to 2,000...
Earthquake Turkey: Gaps in aid as death toll rises
Cologne. Three days after a disastrous earthquake in the Turkish province of Van, residents of small villages in the affected area complain of a lack of relief. “The damage in the villages is incredible,” reports Ingo Radtke,...