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India Flood Response

Our response teams are on the ground, actively coordinating with the local government to provide immediate emergency relief to flood affected areas in India. We are providing food, water, shelter, ‘Child-Friendly Spaces’ and education support to families in need, but we need your help to continue.
these are the worst floods the Indian state of Kerala has experienced

World Vision launches emergency response to Kerala floods

International aid agency World Vision is rushing emergency supplies to India’s Kerala state, where hundreds have been killed and 800,000 displaced by devastating floods.
displaced by devastating floods. World Vision is set to provide emergency … families affected by the crisis. The floods are some of the worst in Kerala’s

Over one million people at risk as floods devastate East Africa

Hundreds of thousands of children are at risk of malnutrition, disease and even death due to major flooding across East Africa, World Vision warned today.

World Vision UK launches 2017 Impact Report as charity launches two aid delivery mechanisms

International children’s charity, World Vision UK has today published a new report detailing the impact of its work in 2017.

Lives fractured by the floods: India’s monsoon survivors

First hand accounts of India's monsoon response
lost her baby the day after the monsoon floods hit her village By Jim

Monsoon floods: World Vision warns of spike in child malnutrition

World Vision warns of spike in malnutrition as Bangladesh, India and Nepal grapple with worst monsoon rains in 20 years
children have been affected by the monsoon floods. World Vision Bangladesh is supporting … in 32 different villages shows that the floods have decimated people’s food stocks.

The Seed - Vaishali 2017 update

The Seed - Vaishali 2017 update
of others were caught up in the worst floods in 22 years.

The Seed - Patna 2017 update

The Seed - Patna 2017 update
of others were caught up in the worst floods in 22 years.

The Seed - Bhojpur 2017 update

The Seed - Bhojpur 2017 update
write and do simple sums. Even when floods closed their … of others were caught up in the worst floods in 22 years.

Sierra Leone mudslide: World Vision targets children in rescue effort

More than 300 people have been killed and hundreds more are still missing after torrential rains on the outskirts of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown
for immediate action. Freetown is prone to floods and mudslide disasters due to its topography

World Vision shelters 92 people in offices after heavy rains in Bangladesh trigger flash floods and landslides

International children’s charity, World Vision has turned its offices into shelter for dozens of villagers in the flood and mudslide-affected Chittagong Hill Tracts region of Bangladesh.
days of torrential rains triggered flash floods and a series of landslides since Monday. … as their homes have been inundated by flash floods. We know also that a further

Farmers in Kenya’s ‘bread basket’ region grapple with armyworm invasion

As millions of Kenyan farmers seek to recover from the double crisis of severe drought and floods triggered by an El Niño weather phenomenon, they now face a new threat: the fall armyworm.
from the double crisis of severe drought and floods triggered by an El Niño weather

Other Past Emergencies Update

Help World Vision to respond quickly to disasters, as soon as they strike.
rainfall and strong winds. The resulting floods caused landslides and widespread destruction … and the food stocks of a thousand homes. Floods have become more severe in recent

East Africa Crisis Update

Tens of thousands of children could starve to death as famine, food and water shortages affect 22 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Somalia.
people displaced by the floods and cyclones across Somalia the need for

World Vision’s emergency teams on standby as fierce cyclone hits Mozambique and threatens floods across Southern Africa

World Vision, has warned that tropical cyclone Dineo which hit the shores of Mozambique on Wednesday evening will further exacerbate the food crisis situation across Southern Africa.

World Vision staff distribute aid by canoe to flood victims in Thailand

Unusually heavy rains caused by low depression and the strong northeast monsoon, have left much of southern Thailand submerged under water forcing aid works to paddle their way to the affected communities.

Typhoon Nock: World Vision deploys assessment team to worst affected districts as thousands are evacuated

World Vision has deployed an assessment team to ten of the most affected districts in the Philippines after a late-season typhoon roared ashore.

World Vision scales up plans to set up protection centres for children in the aftermath of Hurricane Matthew

International children’s charity World Vision is scaling up efforts to establish safe spaces to help children come to terms with loss in hurricane-ravaged Haiti.

World Vision launches Haiti Hurricane Appeal as storm leaves over four million children at risk and 300 dead

World Vision launches Haiti Hurricane Appeal as storm leaves over four million children at risk and 300 dead
flash floods remain a serious concern. Existing diseases

Seeing empowerment and change in Patna, India

World Vision's Celia Donald recently travelled to the Patna, in India - a slum community that has benefitted from our support for the last two and a half years. She met children who felt empowered, whole communities who felt confident in standing up and making themselves heard, and a resilience programme that was helping people make healthy livings and prepare for disasters...
able to prevent disasters such as fires and floods which are common in the