In California, there are currently more than two dozen major wildfires at varying levels of containment. Hundreds of fires have burned over 2.5 million acres and the worst of fire season is still ahead in September and October. Americares is responding.

Hurricane Laura made landfall in southwest Louisiana as a Category 4 storm with 150 mph winds, hammering Texas and the Gulf Coast with extreme winds, heavy rains and powerful storm surge. Our Emergency Team responded as the storm came ashore.

On August 4, a warehouse at the Beirut Port exploded, causing widespread casualties and material damage.The disaster comes amidst a severe economic, political, and social crisis in Lebanon and on-going concerns surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.