The
Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
ZIMBABWE: Flooding in southern Zimbabwe has forced
hundreds of families to live in a camp, which is
growing daily and is expected to reach a capacity of more than 2,500 families. Zimbabwe Red Cross staff and volunteers are at the camp registering families as they arrive, giving them a few days in a Red Cross tent before they are supplied tarpaulins and shown how to build their own temporary shelter. Teams are also providing first aid, health and hygiene training, and volunteers have constructed a playground for the hundreds of children at the camp.
SUDAN: According to joint Red Cross Red Crescent assessments in the Northern State, at least 816 houses and latrines in
Al Burgeg Locality remain totally collapsed from last year’s flash floods, and 672 others partially damaged. From the onset of the disaster, the Red Cross team from Dongola branch has been assisting affected families with evacuations, first aid and psychosocial support. The National Society is also working with other stakeholders to support the most vulnerable families in the worst affected states through the reconstruction and rehabilitation phase.