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Photo of the Day: working together to help a community in need

The Canadian Red Cross has been working hard at identifying and addressing the needs of people affected by Alberta’s floods. One of the ways that we do this is by heading into communities and finding out what people need, first-hand. We rely h...

Photo of the Day: More on the monsoon rains in Manila

Today’s photo comes from the Philippine Red Cross as they continue to respond to monsoon rains that have flooded the capital of the Philippines, Metro Manila, and several provinces on the island of Luzon. As mentioned in yesterday’s Round-up,  th...

Dispatch from Namibia: Helping communities recover from flooding

Guest post by Chiran Livera, international Red Cross aid worker Namibia is a large country affected by a strange mix of disasters: both droughts and floods. Earlier this year, floods affected the north eastern part of the country, where it borders...

Photo of the Day: Flood funds keep pouring in

It has now been almost two months since the Alberta floods, but the funds haven’t stopped pouring in. The Canadian Red Cross is seeing all kinds of donations that continue to help families get back on their feet. Pictured above, Sage and Landon H...

Video: Volunteers share their experience from the Alberta flood response

Canadian Red Cross volunteers have been working in communities affected by flooding since the response began more than four weeks ago. In this short video recorded in the municipal district of Bighorn, Alberta, three volunteers describe their exp...

A saviour from the floods

Guest Entry by Calli Forbes, Communications Coordinator in Alberta "Elizabeth Vigueras is my family’s saviour." That's what Carlos Ramirez told us as he shared his family's experience with recent flooding in High River, Alberta. On Thursday, Ju...

Tech Talk: Social volunteers take action in Alberta flooding

With Alberta flooding, the Red Cross was not only inundated on the ground with requests for support, but it was also inundated online. Our social monitoring shows that more than 19,000 people tweeted the Red Cross in the first two weeks, and hundreds...

Photo of the Day: Lemonade stand for Alberta flood relief

The floods in Alberta have sparked numerous fundraisers across the country, from the wildly popular Stampede t-shirts to grassroots neighbourhood fundraisers such as the lemonade stand organized by these three girls one weekend. Thanks Raegan, Sy...

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