http://www.redcross.ca General news updates from The Canadian Red Cross. fr-us Tue, 17 aug 2010 11:30:00 EST Tue, 17 aug 2010 11:30:00 EST Copyright The Canadian Red Cross Society. All Rights Reserved http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35868 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35868 The Canadian Red Cross is ramping up relief efforts in flood ravaged Pakistan. A Red Cross distribution planned for Sunday will put much-needed emergency supplies into the hands of 400 families in the Swat valley http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35787 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35787 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35866 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35866 The Canadian Red Cross is deeply concerned about the escalating humanitarian crisis caused by the floods in Pakistan. As the scale of the disaster continues to worsen, the gap between needs on the ground and available resources is widening http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35782 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35782 The Red Cross Red Crescent Movement is ramping up its relief operations in response to flooding in Pakistan. Over three million people have been affected as the worst flooding in 80 years wreaks havoc across 70 per cent of the country http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35784 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35784 People think "it won't happen to me", but last year 23,000 Canadians needed disaster assistance from the Canadian Red Cross. Today, Walmart Canada is launching its annual campaign to raise much-needed funds for Canadian Red Cross' disaster response. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35764 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35764 Monsoon rains have caused extensive flash flooding throughout Pakistan, killing more than 1,500 people and causing widespread damage. Over3 million people have been affected... http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35760 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35760 Monsoon rains have caused extensive flash flooding throughout Pakistan, killing more than a thousand people and causing widespread damage. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35547 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35547 Amid immense challenges, the Red Cross continues to provide urgently needed support for families in Haiti, six months after an earthquake devastated millions. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35545 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35545 B-roll footage of Red Cross relief efforts in the areas of health, water and sanitation, hygiene promotion, shelter and disaster preparedness is now available for download. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35518 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35518 Helen Collins has been working as a child and youth counsellor in the Upper Grand District School Board in Ontario for 30 years, where the Red Cross Violence and Abuse Prevention program has made a difference in the lives of over 13,800 students. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35496 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35496 Many parts of Ontario are experiencing high temperatures, and the Canadian Red Cross is providing tips to help residents stay cool and safe. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35417 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35417 With school out for the summer, many kids are trading their books for bikes, prompting the Canadian Red Cross to urge children, adults and motorists to ramp up their safety awareness. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35366 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35366 Canadian Red Cross volunteers are providing support to those affected after a tornado touched down in Midland, Ontario on June 23 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35364 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35364 June's severe weather in Western Canada, including devastating floods in southern Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, a mudslide in British Columbia, and forest fires in Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35312 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35312 Disaster volunteers with the Canadian Red Cross have assisted 10 people from four families impacted by a June 20 house explosion in Edmonton that left two people dead, two houses destroyed and nine homes damaged. http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35175 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=35175 At the Annual Red Cross Disaster Conference in Halifax, the Canadian Red Cross unveiled a replica of the hurricane and earthquake resistant shelters that will be built in and around Jacmel and Leogane http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=29454 http://www.redcross.ca/main.asp?id=29454 Drop, cover and hold