2015 – Nepal – Earthquake AUSMAT deployed a needs assessment team to Nepal following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake in Nepal on April 25.  Nearly 9,000 people died and more than…

2015 – Vanuatu – Tropical Cyclone Regarded as one of the worst natural disasters in the history of Vanuatu. A significant role filled by the AUSMAT was to support the…

2013 – Philippines – Typhoon One of the most powerful tropical cyclones ever recorded smashed into the Philippines in November. Operation Philippines Assist was the first occasion on which a…

2013 – Solomon Islands – Dengue Fever Outbreak Three AUSMAT assisted the National Referral Hospital in the Solomon Islands following a dengue fever outbreak in April 2013. The teams helped…

2013 – Maningrida NT – Trachoma Outbreak The centre for Disease Control worked alongside the National Critical Care and Trauma Response Centre to send a team out to Maningrida to…

2011 – Christchurch NZ – Earthquake Just after midday on February 22, 2011, the magnitude-6.3 quake killed 185 people and injured thousands. The disaster sparked a mammoth international recovery effort.…

2010 – Pakistan – Floods The United Nations reported the floods had affected 13.8 million people and the Pakistani government appealed for more urgent relief efforts to cope with the…

2009 – Ashmore Reef Australia – Explosion On the morning of April 16, 2009, a 25-metre diesel-powered fishing boat exploded near Ashmore Reef, 840 km west of Darwin. The boat…