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Nepal Floods: Response Continues As Medicines, Supplies Depart for Hard-Hit Communities

Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 484 shipments of requested medical aid to 42 U.S. states and territories and 27 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 9.8 million ...

Medical aid departs for Nepal on September 2, 2026, to support health services following the country's devastating flash floods.

Nepal Floods 2026

Direct Relief Dispatches 14 Tons of Urgent Medical Aid to Nepal Following Devastating Flash Floods

More than 14 tons of requested medical aid departed for Nepal from Direct Relief’s Santa Barbara, California, warehouse today in response to continued health needs from last week’s flash ...

Tropical Storm Edouard makes landfall on Sept. 1, 2026. Direct Relief has medical aid currently staged in the region through its hurricane preparedness program.

Extreme Weather

Tropical Storm Edouard: Direct Relief Aid Staged Before Gulf Coast Landfall

Tropical Storm Edouard, the fifth named storm of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, made landfall along the Texas-Louisiana border Tuesday, bringing wind gusts exceeding 60 mph and severe ...