Super Typhoon Haiyan strikes the Philippines
One of the most powerful typhoons ever to hit land has torn across the Philippines, with possibly hundreds of people dead and towns flattened. The destruction is on a massive scale with a UN official…
An oasis of calm amid fighting in the Philippines
Rebels recently attacked the coastal communities of Zamboanga City in the Philippines, taking civilians hostage and using them as human shields. After several weeks of fighting, the government…
I get goose bumps when I think of that night
Photo: Gurubari, who is sponsored through ChildFund, lost her home in Cyclone Phailin “It was past midnight. I woke up to the alarmed voice of my wife shouting, “The house is cracking!” We ran…
My family survived a tsunami
On 17 July 1998 a 7.0 magnitude earthquake, which triggered a tsunami, struck the north coast region of Papua New Guinea (PNG). The tsunami caused utter destruction for the people of Malol in East…