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Gordon Willcock

Gordon Willcock

Author at directrelief.org at Direct Relief

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    Recent Articles

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    Direct Relief Commits Support as Indonesia Reels from Deadly Quake

    Search and rescue efforts continue after a 5.6-magnitude earthquake struck the Indonesian island of Java on Monday, killing more than 268 people and injuring more than 1,000. The epicenter was in t…
    about 3 years ago
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    For Ukraine’s Crisis, A Large-Scale Response - Direct Relief

    More than 1.5 million refugees have now fled the fighting in Ukraine, according to data from the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). The Commissioner of UNHCR, Filippo Grandi, called it th…
    almost 4 years ago
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    Responding to India’s Covid-19 Crisis

    Between April and July of 2021, Direct Relief provided $341.9 million worth of aid to India. The organization’s support is ongoing.
    over 4 years ago
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    Mass Evacuations Underway as Australian Wildfires Rage On

    States of emergency declared as officials urge thousands to evacuate their homes.
    almost 6 years ago
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    Recovery Continues for Earthquake Impacted Communities in Indonesia

    With health care systems broken or damaged after the earthquakes and tsunami, focus is on local hospitals and clinics treating displaced people.
    about 6 years ago
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    757 Aircraft Lands in the Bahamas, Carrying Vital Medicines

    In response to the unprecedented humanitarian crisis of Hurricane Dorian, a 22-pallet shipment of requested medicines and medical supplies arrived in Nassau on Monday. Those supplies will be distri…
    over 6 years ago
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    Emergency Update: Tropical Cyclone Idai Makes Landfall in Mozambique

    Even prior to coming ashore, Cyclone Idai was the deadliest storm system to occur this year, with flooding-related fatalities in both Madagascar and Mozambique.
    almost 7 years ago
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    Midwives Care for Mothers and Children in an Earthquake Zone

    In the six months since the Lombok earthquake, a heroic team of midwives has endured aftershocks, tropical storms and intense heat to care for mothers and their babies.
    almost 7 years ago
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    Emergency Update: Indonesia Earthquake

    Search and rescue operations are ongoing on Lombok, Indonesia, after successive earthquakes of increasing magnitude strike within seven days. The twin earthquakes have left more than 460 dead, hund…
    over 7 years ago
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    A Facebook Fundraiser for Rohingya Mothers and Children - Direct Re...

    Mass violence in Myanmar has forced hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people to flee their homes with only what they could carry, seeking refuge in what’s become the largest refugee camp in the wor…
    over 7 years ago
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    Emergency Alert: Guatemala’s Fuego Volcano Erupts

    Direct Relief Latin America program staff are in close communication with local partner organizations and will be continuing to coordinate information and needs over the next 48 hours. Local partne…
    over 7 years ago
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    Evacuations Continue for Indonesia in Wake of Volcano Eruption

    More than 150,000 people are being evacuated as Mount Agung in Bali, Indonesia, continues to erupt and spew dangerous ash clouds up to 10,000 feet into the atmosphere. The island’s main airpo…
    about 8 years ago
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    As Mexico Reels from Deadly Earthquake, Direct Relief Mobilizes Sup...

    A magnitude 7.1 earthquake has struck central Mexico, collapsing buildings and creating havoc in the capital and nearby communities. More than 225 people are already confirmed dead and those number…
    over 8 years ago
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    The Challenge of Bringing Humanitarian Aid into Places of Conflict

    How do you send a package to someone you don’t know, who has no address in an area with no government infrastructure and no means of modern communication? What if that address is in the center of a…
    almost 9 years ago
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    Ecuador Earthquake: 6 Month Update on Direct Relief’s Response

    On April 16, 2016, a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Ecuador’s northern Pacific coast, resulting in more than 650 deaths, thousands of injuries, and damage that left more than 22,000 people homeles…
    about 9 years ago
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    Emergency Update: Fiji, Cyclone Winston Response

    The death toll from Cyclone Winston currently stands at 43 and more than 50,000 people remain in evacuation centers around Fiji. Due to the cyclone’s path, the main areas of damage are in the north…
    almost 10 years ago
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    Emergency Update: Pakistan & Afghanistan Earthquake, 10/28

    On Monday 26 October at 13:39 Kabul local time, a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck Badakhshan Province in northern Afghanistan. The earthquake has had a significant impact across the mountainous nor…
    about 10 years ago
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    Situation Report: Mt. Cotopaxi, Volcano, Ecuador

    Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa has declared a state of emergency as Cotopaxi volcano shows increasing signs of activity. Cotopaxi is 35 miles due south of Ecuador’s capital, Quito, and is consi…
    over 10 years ago
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    Monitoring Typhoon Noul as it Tracks Toward the Philippines - Direc...

    A red alert has been issued as Typhoon Noul tracks northwest toward the Philippines. Direct Relief emergency response staff are in contact with partners on the ground and will be monitoring the sit…
    over 10 years ago
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    Update: Vanuatu Cyclone Response

    Direct Relief’s Emergency Preparedness and Response Manager Gordon Willcock is in Vanuatu conducting assessments after Category 5 Tropical Cyclone Pam tore across the South Pacific last weeke…
    almost 11 years ago
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    Readying Emergency Supplies for Flood-Affected Malawi

    Direct Relief is preparing an emergency shipment of medicines and supplies for people affected by severe flooding in southern Africa. An estimated 121,000 people have been displaced by the flooding…
    almost 11 years ago