Tribal communities across the Navajo and Hopi Nations and the Four Corners region continue to face severe flooding following weeks of heavy rain, thunderstorms, and rising waters on saturated lands. Families have experienced damage to homes, vehicles, and belongings, while power and water outages and damage to wastewater systems have disrupted access to essential services. Reliable sources of food and water have also been interrupted for livestock and pets.

As flooding continues and additional rain moves across the region, we are working alongside local leaders, grassroots responders, and recovery efforts organized by Navajo Nation to help meet urgent needs and support affected communities.

Many CIH team members live and work in the communities experiencing the impacts firsthand. In response, staff across the Southwest have mobilized to deliver essential supplies, coordinate with local partners, and identify immediate and longer-term recovery priorities. Our response has already reached Navajo, Hopi, Acoma, and Laguna Pueblo communities.

One powerful example of this solidarity came from CIH’s White Mountain Apache team, which organized a caravan to transport supplies from their homelands to Navajo Nation. After a five-hour journey across Arizona, the team delivered essential supplies, including water and hay for the sheep, cattle, and horses that sustain families in the community. A Navajo chapter manager who received the hay shared how meaningful it was to know that people from both near and far cared enough to help.

CIH’s Albuquerque team has also mobilized to deliver essential supplies throughout the Four Corners region, including water and tarps for families in the Hopi village of Moenkopi, which experienced significant flooding.

As conditions continue to evolve, CIH is:

  • Delivering safe drinking water and emergency supplies, including batteries and tarps, to families in need.
  • Coordinating with grassroots responders, Tribal partners, and local emergency response efforts to identify urgent needs and plans for meeting them.
  • Providing hay and to help sustain livestock in heavily impacted areas as well as strengthening firewood supply chains, as firewood is a primary source of heat for many households.
  • Developing plans to support longer-term recovery and prepare for future flooding challenges.

The situation remains serious. We are deeply grateful to the donors, partners, local leaders, and community members who have made this response possible. Your generosity is helping bring critical resources to families and communities during an incredibly difficult time.

To support ongoing emergency response and recovery efforts, make a donation to the CIH Emergency Response Fund.