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    Supertyphoon Man-yi hits the Philippines: “It’s like the storm took an axe to the trees”
    Philippines
    Supertyphoon Man-yi hits the Philippines: “It’s like the storm took an axe to the trees”
    Rooftops have been ripped from houses and community centers. Segments of metal sheeting are wrapped around trees that are now empty of leaves and bran...
    Natural disasters
    Year in Review 2023
    Year in Review 2023
    This essay by Doctors Without Borders directors of operations—Ahmed Abd-elrahman, Oliver Behn, Dr Marc Biot, William Hennequin, Dr Sal Ha Issoufou, Ke...
    War and conflict
    Natural disasters
    Tuberculosis (TB)
    Refugees
    Brazil: Unprecedented flooding leaves millions affected and hundreds of thousands displaced
    Brazil
    Brazil: Unprecedented flooding leaves millions affected and hundreds of thousands displaced
    The extreme rainfall and flooding that hit the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul isolated and forced the evacuation of whole cities. Roads...
    Natural disasters
    Syria: Mental wounds remain deep a year after the earthquakes
    Syria
    Syria: Mental wounds remain deep a year after the earthquakes
    People in northwest Syria continue to struggle with the mental health impacts of more than a decade of war, compounded by the devastating earthquakes ...
    Natural disasters
    Mental health
    Afghanistan: Doctors Without Borders is responding to earthquakes in Herat
    Afghanistan
    Afghanistan: Doctors Without Borders is responding to earthquakes in Herat
    At 11:10 am local time on Saturday, October 7, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck western Afghanistan, followed by three subsequent aftershocks. As of ...
    Natural disasters
    Emergency response
    Libya: Mental health support needed after Storm Daniel destroys Derna
    Libya
    Libya: Mental health support needed after Storm Daniel destroys Derna
    Two weeks after Storm Daniel caused devastating floods that engulfed Derna and killed thousands in a few hours, search and rescue operations are about...
    Natural disasters
    Emergency response
    Mental health
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders prepares for medical response in Derna
    Libya
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders prepares for medical response in Derna
    As Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Libya begin medical activities in the cities of Derna and Susah one week after th...
    Natural disasters
    Emergency response
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders teams assess needs in Storm Daniel aftermath
    Libya
    Libya: Doctors Without Borders teams assess needs in Storm Daniel aftermath
    A Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) team has arrived on 13 September 2023 evening from Misrata to Tobruk, east Libya and is due...
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    Emergency response
    Morocco struck by a powerful earthquake
    Morocco
    Morocco struck by a powerful earthquake
    A powerful 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck Morocco on September 8, 2023 night. More than 300, 0000 people were affected and at least 2,000 people have...
    Natural disasters