The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) has seen an incredibly generous response to its Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal to help people affected by the conflict. The appeal has now raised over £120 million in five days, including £25 million matched by the UK Government. 

“We came here for peace. Nobody could believe there would be bombing... but it was not a dream”

A phenomenon called liquefaction contributed to the destruction caused by the earthquake in Indonesia. This family barely escaped with their lives.