Earthquakes/Tsunamis (Page 10)

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Video update on Guatemala earthquake

The Red Cross is responding to a 7.4 earthquake that struck off the coast of Guatemala earlier today. Currently, Guatemalan Red Cross volunteers are assisting with assessments, pre-hospital care, search and rescue operations, and psychosocial ...

Tech Talk: American Red Cross release Earthquake app

The American Red Cross have released another mobile application to help Americans #beready for a disaster. The Earthquake app helps users prepare their family and home for earthquakes including how to prepare an emergency kit and what to do during ...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. JAPAN: Eighteen months after the earthquake and tsunami, recovery is well underway in communities along Japan’s north east coast. Although ...

Photo of the Day: Summer camp brings fun and healing to Japanese children

Every year, millions of children around the world go to summer camp in order to socialize and learn new skills. The Japanese Red Cross used this idea to bring together children from the coastal areas of Iwate, Miyagi, and Fukushima that were affected.

Photo of the Day: Red Cross Society of China provides relief to earthquake survivors

The Red Cross Society of China is working to provide relief to survivors of a series of earthquakes that struck an underdeveloped southwestern region of China on Friday September 7th. More than 80 people have been reported dead and more than 6,000 ho...

Iran Red Crescent Society responds to earthquakes

The Iran Red Crescent Society (IRCS) is on the ground providing life-saving aid to help thousands affected by two strong earthquakes which struck northwestern Iran on Saturday. Reports indicate that approximately 300 people have been killed, m...

The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.ITALY: Following a second major earthquake in northern Italy yesterday, the Italian Red Cross, in close cooperation with civil protection autho...

Photo of the Day: Not your average lunch

*Guest entry by Gina Holmes, Public Affairs team, Ottawa A little over a year after the Japan earthquake, what appears to be a deserted school in Kawauchi has a lot of activity going on inside. Despite the fact that only 14 students have returned,...

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