World Vision currently has staff on the ground assessing and meeting the need for assistance in the wake of several recent natural disasters.

Philippines
In the wake of a direct hit by super-typhoon Durian, World Vision is dispatching a relief assessment team to the island province of Catanduanes.

While no initial media reports were available from Catanduanes, it is thought that damage may be more severe in province than elsewhere in the country.

Two other World Vision assessment teams will be heading to Albay province where a number of villages are thought to have been buried in mud.

Kenya
In western Kenya, World Vision is at work as the Nzoia River has burst its banks, wreaking havoc in the Busia district.

World Vision has set up a flood response center in the area and has hired boats to evacuate individuals in flood-affected areas. Community members will be moved to higher ground in Budalango.

The government of Kenya has food positioned in the region that will allow World Vision to provide immediate food aid. World Vision's supply chain department in Kenya is now working to obtain non-food items including blankets, mosquito nets, tarpaulins, chlorine tablets, water containers, bottled water, and mobile toilets.

Somalia
Heavy rain has also caused wide-spread flooding in regions of Somalia. World Vision is currently working in the districts of Bualle, Sakow, and Salagle.

A total of 88 villages have been either partially or completely flooded, with 15,000 households being affected. Most flood victims have lost their survival support systems such as household and cooking utensils, bedding, etc.

World Vision is currently distributing survival kits, water-purification tablets, and food rations to flood victims in some of the affected areas.

World Vision is a Christian relief, development, and advocacy organization dedicated to working with children, families, and communities to overcome poverty and injustice. As followers of Jesus, we are motivated by God's love to serve all people regardless of race, religion, gender, or ethnicity.