September 2017

[Nepal] PWJ team on the ground to provide emergency relief to flood tormented communities

2017.9.21

Emergency Response
Nepal

Due to the heavy rain that occurred on 11th August, there are more than 140 deaths in Nepal plain area and more than 460,000 people have been evacuated to safer area. On September 6, Peace Winds Japan (PWJ) has dispatched staff and they have been preparing for emergency relief activities to help people alleviate from difficult [...]

[Sierra Leone] PWJ assessing the landslide/flood affected communities in Freetown

2017.9.15

Emergency Response
Sierra Leone

On the 14th August, 2017 at about 6:45 am, after days of heavy rain, a massive mudslide and floods occurred in Regent community in Freetown; the nation’s capital. The magnitude of the mudslide was unimaginable and has caused untold suffering on the lives of many people, properties worth billions of Leones were destroyed, houses were [...]