CRS Responds as Cyclone Fani Slams into India and Bangladesh
Working with partners, including Caritas, CRS working to evacuate, distribute supplies
Working with partners, including Caritas, CRS working to evacuate, distribute supplies
Having worked in Indonesia for more than two decades, Yenni has been a first responder to some of the world's deadliest natural disasters, including typhoons, earthquakes, floods and landslides. As head of CRS Indonesia, she was an integral part of the organization's response to the 2018 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami, and to the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami.
CRS plans to work with local partners in Mozambique, Malawi and Zimbabwe, to provide an initial 4,000 families with immediate aid.
Ethnic conflict and flooding cause millions of people to flee their homes.
A CRS emergency response team is on the ground in hard-hit Palu.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is responding to the earthquake that struck Friday night just off the coast of Donggala in central Sulawesi, Indonesia.
"The Church sprang into action immediately by opening shelters..."
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