The Pacific island of Saipan has always been plagued by powerful storms but Typhoon Yutu packed more force than almost anyone expected. “It was like the end of the world for me and my family,” resident Marie Cris said of the late October typhoon. “The walls are concrete but you could feel the walls shake…
After Yutu’s Brutal Punch, Samaritan’s Purse Distributes Relief to Islanders
Volunteers Begin Helping California Homeowners After Devastating Fire
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER IN CALIFORNIA There wasn’t much time to flee Paradise as the Camp Fire roared across Butte County, California. Residents reported harrowing escapes with their shoes heating up under them as they abandoned cars stuck on melting tires. Before it was fully contained, the Camp Fire burned more than 14,000 homes and…
After the Fire, California Homeowners Encouraged by Disaster Relief Volunteers
SIGN UP TO VOLUNTEER The deadliest wildfire in California history, the “Camp Fire,” roared through Butte County and the town of Paradise in early November. The fire destroyed more than 14,000 homes and over 150,000 acres in this area of northern California. At least 85 people died. Harrowing stories of escape and tragedy still bring…
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Alcance médico especial en el oeste de Carolina del Norte
“Do I eat or do I go to the doctor?” Samaritan’s Purse physician Elliott Tenpenny explained the dilemma that many underinsured people face across the country. When natural disasters strike, the situation can become even more precarious. The already medically underserved town of Marshall, North Carolina, was devastated during Helene when the French Broad River…
Consuelo después de la tormenta
Melissa’s heart swelled with sorrow—and gratitude—as Samaritan’s Purse volunteers handed her beaten down photos salvaged from the rubble. Her husband, Josh, held back tears behind his sunglasses. One picture showed her as a child, goofing around with her cousins at her uncle’s house. Another showed her at homecoming with her best friend. Some photos showed…
Ayudamos a comunidades en el Centro a recuperarse después de tornados mortales
Rhett Salisbury pushed with all his strength against the bedroom door to protect his family as an EF3 tornado slammed into Minden, Iowa. He and his wife, Faith, and their three young kids ran for cover as debris whipped violently through their home. “I held onto my kids for dear life—they were screaming and crying.…
Volunteers Working in Texas After Imelda’s Deluge
“We bought this house last July,” homeowner Kandace Higginbotham explained as she looked around at the water damage to her residence. “Just long enough to make two or three growth marks [for her children] on the wall. This was our first family home.” Kandace and her family were home together when the remnants of Tropical…