Disaster relief

Children line up in January 2012 to receive a meal at a food distribution center in Mogadishu for those displaced by the 2011 famine or war.

Hunger wars

Somalia | A new study shows Somalia’s recent famine killed more than a quarter-million people. Will Somali extremists continue to starve a generation of their own people?

DEVASTATION: A firefighter surveys the remains of the fertilizer plant.
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After the explosion

Disaster relief |  Among relief groups in West, Texas, was one that offered something more than material aid

AFTERMATH: People pass a destroyed beach house in the Rockaways in New York City.
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Trying to forget Sandy

Superstorm Sandy |  Businesses rebound, homeowners struggle, and churches prove themselves as the recovery from last year’s superstorm wobbles forward

Helping Japan

Helping Japan

Disaster relief |  Links to aid groups en route or already on the ground and to WORLD's continuing coverage of the disaster aftermath

After the deluge

After the deluge

Disaster relief |  Tennesseans of all stripes pitch in to help their flooded-out neighbors

Helping the helpers
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Helping the helpers

Disaster relief |  FEMA officials are finding ways to get rid of the red tape and work with faith-based groups during emergencies

After the flood
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After the flood

Disaster relief |  For victims of Mexico's worst flooding in 50 years, cleanup requires seasoned outside helpers willing to go the distance

Easy money?
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Easy money?

Disaster relief |  With Katrina relief providing a bonanza for scammers, reformers ask: Can FEMA change?

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