Disaster Response

WAR – WEST BANK GAZA 2024 Photo: Caritas Jerusalem Photo: Caritas Jerusalem The Gaza Strip is a coastal region bordering Israel and Egypt, has over 2 million residents and faces significant healthcare service gaps and severe medicine shortages. On Saturday 7 October 2023, the Israeli air force has increased bombings and ordered a siege, cutting…

CYCLONE IN BANGLADESH 2024 Photo: Caritas Bangladesh Photo: Caritas Bangladesh Photo: Caritas Bangladesh Photo: Caritas Bangladesh On 26 May 2024, Cyclone Remal made landfall roughly 80 kilometres (50 miles) southeast of Bangladesh packing gusts of up to 135 kilometres per hour (84 miles per hour) and moved northwards across Bangladesh, devastating the country’s coastal districts.…

FLOOD IN THE PHILIPPINES 2024 Photo: Caritas Philippines Photo: Caritas Philippines As early as 2nd week of December 2023, the Southern and Eastern part of Philippines were hit by Tropical Storm “Kabayan” with wind gustiness of 90km/hr, which brought massive flooding in Mindanao provinces. In that weather disturbance, a large number of Internally Displaced Persons…

TYPHOON YAGI IN VIETNAM 2024 Photo: Reuters/Khanh Vu Photo: MINDEF CHARIS partnered with the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) to deliver humanitarian aid to Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam from September 18 to 20, 2024, following Typhoon Yagi. The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) supported the mission with 12 sorties, utilising an A330 Multi-Role Tanker Transport…

7.8 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY AND SYRIA 2023 A 7.8-magnitude earthquake struck the Pazarck district of Kahramanmaraş in southeast Turkey on 6 February 2023 at 4.17 am. More than 9,000 deaths have been reported. Many families who lost their homes are sleeping on the streets in sub-freezing temperatures, using any necessary means to stay warm.…

5.6 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN WEST JAVA 2022 Photos: National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Photos: National Agency for Disaster Countermeasure, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Our ResponseIn support of Caritas Indonesia, CHARIS has put up a cause to fundraise $30,000 to provide immediate assistance in ensuring the basic needs of earthquake…

Floods in India and Bangladesh 2022 Images courtesy of Caritas India Images courtesy of Caritas Bangladesh Our ResponseCHARIS is currently in close discussion with Caritas India and Caritas Bangladesh to continuously assess the needs on the ground to render appropriate assistance. CHARIS has also put up a cause (from 14 Jul 2022 to 15 Aug…

TYPHOON RAI IN THE PHILIPPINES December 2021 Images courtesy of NASSA/Caritas Philippines Images courtesy of NASSA/Caritas Philippines Images courtesy of NASSA/Caritas Philippines Our ResponseCHARIS has put up a cause to fundraise S$30,000 to support the FMA Sisters in the Philippines who seek to hand out food and supplies to families affected by the devastation. Click…

5.9 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE IN BALOCHISTAN October 2021 Images courtesy of Caritas Pakistan Images courtesy of Caritas Pakistan Our ResponseCHARIS has pledged SGD 30,000 to support Caritas Pakistan in their efforts to provide for victims of the earthquake. Food distributions have been planned for families who are unable to receive from current food distributions by NGOs…

RESPONSE TO AFGHAN CRISIS August 2021 Images courtesy of Caritas Pakistan Images courtesy of Caritas Pakistan Our ResponseCHARIS has pledged SGD 50,000 to support Caritas Pakistan in their efforts to provide immediate assistance to Afghan refugees in Pakistan through the provision of food packages, shelter kits, NFIs and hygiene kits aimed at improving the living…