Families in Indonesia are assessing the damage in their communities after a powerful 6.2 magnitude earthquake shook the island of Sulawesi yesterday morning. Reports suggest at least 46 people were killed and hundreds more are injured or missing. Thankfully, all of our Mercy Corps team members in Indonesia are safe and accounted for. This is Indonesia’s third deadly disaster in a week. Within a matter of seconds, the quake toppled buildings and homes, flattened a hospital and set off landslides across the island. Our Indonesia Response Team is hard at work assessing the impact on communities, and determining if Mercy Corps’ support is needed to help people meet urgent needs. In times of crisis, Mercy Corps is there, in more than 40 countries around the world. Please make an emergency gift by donating to our Humanitarian Response Fund to help us be prepared to respond quickly in emergencies and humanitarian crises. 
For two decades, Mercy Corps has responded to earthquakes in Indonesia, like this one in Lombok in August 2018 that displaced more than 165,000 people.
Around the world, Mercy Corps teams work tirelessly to help families recover from crises sparked by natural disasters, COVID‑19, conflict, poverty and climate change. When crises strike, our teams are already on the ground where help is most needed. Today, we are responding to urgent needs and helping people to build better futures in more than 40 countries including Yemen, Syria, Colombia, South Sudan, DR Congo and Bangladesh. Please make your gift to our Humanitarian Response Fund today. Your gift helps prepare our teams to respond in critical moments like yesterday’s earthquake — and gives families the resources they need to survive and prosper. Thank you for being there for the people around the world when disaster strikes. Sincerely, Pete Lewis Vice President Marketing & Communications |
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