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Photo of the Day: Dominican Red Cross provides local shelters with water

Posted November 01, 2012 by Global Administrator

Dominican Red Cross and IFRC rapid assessment teams visit a shelter in Santo Domingo to assess needs and deliver much needed water after Hurricane Sandy. Water tanks have been delivered to shelters by Dominican water and sanitation teams comprised of...

Canadian Red Cross assists with Hurricane Sandy response

Posted October 31, 2012 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] The American Red Cross is in the midst of a major relief operation in response to Hurricane Sandy. The severe storm has affected millions of people and caused power outages, flooding and other damage along the eastern seaboard this week....

Tech Talk: Social media and Sandy

Posted October 31, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

A massive Red Cross relief operation is underway in the U.S. with more than 2,300 highly trained Red Cross disaster volunteers working around the clock in communities affected by Hurricane Sandy. A contingent of Canadian support is also being deploye...

The Red Cross Round-up

Posted October 31, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. VIETNAM: With the experience of enduring continuous disasters year after year, the Red Cross Societies of the Philippines and Viet Nam inst...

Dispatch from HQ: Superstorm Sandy update

Posted October 30, 2012 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger

A massive response operation to help those affected by Superstorm Sandy is underway at the American Red Cross headquarters in Washington D.C. Check out this video update from Anne Marie Borrego from the media relations team.

The American Red Cross responds to Sandy

Posted October 30, 2012 by Global Administrator

[slideshow] The American Red Cross has been busy opening shelters and providing disaster relief to residents affected by Hurricane Sandy. Here are some photo from the response in the U.S. The Canadian Red Cross has highly trained disaster volunte...

What's in an emergency preparedness kit?

Posted October 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

We've been urging Canadians to assemble an emergency preparedness kit for their home. But what exactly should be included in such a kit? Red Crosser Gwen Eamer shows some of the key items to include in the kit and why it's so important to have one in...

Tech Talk: How the American Red Cross is monitoring social media during Sandy

Posted October 29, 2012 by Global Administrator

As part of the American Red Cross’ response to Hurricane Sandy, staff and volunteers at the Digital Operations Center powered by Dell are working hard to monitor online discussions about Hurricane Sandy, nicknamed “Frankenstorm”. The Canadian Red Cro...

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