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On Jan. 12, 2010, a powerful 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated Port-au-Prince and its neighboring cities, killing over 200,000 people and leaving an estimated 895,000 people homeless. Critical...
The magnitude 7 earthquake that struck Haiti on 12th January 2010 devastated large areas of the capital city of Port-Au-Prince and surrounding communes. Around 222,570 people were killed and a...
On October 4th, 2016, Hurricane Matthew struck Haiti, destroying homes, infrastructure, farmland and businesses, and displacing families. An estimated 2.1 million people were affected, with 1.4...
On the night of December 17, 2011, Tropical Storm Washi (locally known as Sendong) made landfall on the southern Philippine islands, causing heavy rains in northern Mindanao and parts of the...
The flash floods caused by Tropical Storm Washi destroyed a large portion of the city center of Cagayan de Oro. Macasandig and Isla de Oro were the worst affected urban barangays (or neighborhood...
In 2007, CRS established a program to provide dignified, holistic housing solutions for families returning to Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) after being displaced in the 1992-1995 war. Called the...
In late 2014, instability spread to Eastern Ukraine when the Russian Federation annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula and armed separatists took control of the Donbas region following the evacuation...
On April 16, 2016, a powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador causing serious damage and loss of life in cities and villages located along its central and northern coastal region. The...
The earthquake that struck Haiti’s West Province on January 12, 2010, resulted in one of the worst humanitarian disasters in modern times. More than 200,000 lives were lost, at least 180,000 homes...
CRS used the Designing for Behavior Change methodology to conduct a study on people’s perceptions of using CRS‑recommended hazard‑resistant construction practices. The study involved communities...