Emergency (Page 53)

Today, delegates from the Canadian Red Cross were deployed with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to provide health care to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The team of twelve Canadian medical and support staff will join deleg...

Nearly 10 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan according to the latest report from the Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Over 618,000 people have been displaced by the disaster and 1,458 evacuati...

The Canadian Red Cross is working closely with the Philippine Red Cross to provide relief to the millions affected by Typhoon Haiyan which caused widespread damage including landslides and flooding. The Philippine Red Cross is supporting local...

Super Typhoon Haiyan has brought widespread destruction to the Philippines, killing hundreds of people and destroying thousands of homes as it tracked across the Visayas region of central Philippines. Last night, the Philippine Red Cross supported...

The Canadian Red Cross is accepting donations to help people affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The powerful storm, one of the worst to hit the area, made landfall in the Philippines, causing wide-spread damage including landslides and flooding. It also aff...

The Philippine Red Cross is preparing for a Category 5 Typhoon that is expected to make landfall on Friday. While communities in the direct path of Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda as it is named in the Philippines) face the highest risk of flash floods an...

We are always thrilled when new volunteers sign up but we were especially excited with some of our most recent recruits in Saskatchewan. There are Red Cross disaster volunteers across the entire country who help ensure assistance is quickly ma...

In its third year, the fighting in Syria is growing increasingly intense and the humanitarian crisis is rapidly growing. Millions are internally displaced in Syria and even more are without access to food, medical supplies and services. Families,...