EMERGENCY UPDATE ON MOROCCO AND LIBYA

ShelterBox is working to mount a response in Libya following the immense and unexpected flooding that destroyed the city of Derma.

Vast amounts of floodwater have caused widespread destruction, with up to 20,000 people feared to have died, thousands are still missing, and over 30,000 people have been left homeless. We are working to see if ShelterBox can help, and our team is speaking with aid organizations already working in Libya with access to the worst-hit areas.

While we conduct assessments in Libya, we are moving forward with our response planning in Morocco. Our team in Marrakesh has met with Rotary contacts and local organizations. More team members are ready to join them in the next few days.

We are committed to a response in Morocco to support the communities left most vulnerable with aid such as tents, blankets, solar lights, and kitchen sets, providing we’re given relevant permissions to proceed.

While we conduct this vital work, we still urgently need your support. Your donation today will help people who have lost their homes to conflict and disaster worldwide.

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ShelterBox is an international disaster relief humanitarian organization that responds urgently to shelter needs following earthquakes, volcanoes, floods, hurricanes, cyclones, tsunamis, or conflicts.

Working with local partners and individuals, we distribute customized emergency shelter and household supplies based on the specific needs of the communities we serve. Aid can include a disaster relief tent for an extended family, blankets, tarps, warm clothing, mosquito nets, a water filtration system and storage, emergency lighting, and other tools for survival.

Recently ShetlerBox responded to the catastrophic earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, and devastating floods in Pakistan. ShelterBox has ongoing programs in Cameroon, Burkina Faso, Mozambique, Somalia, and Yemen.

A rapidly growing part of ShelterBox's work is in conflict zones. Last year, for example, ShelterBox launched multiple programs that have helped more than 50,000 people displaced by the war in Ukraine. We are also working in Ethiopia and have been delivering aid in Syria for over a decade.

Since 2000, ShelterBox has provided shelter and life-saving items to more than 2.5 million following more than 300 disasters in nearly 100 countries. ShelterBox was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2018 and 2019. ShelterBox USA is based in Santa Barbara, California.

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