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Rescued from a flood
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In Ontario, Canadian Red Cross disaster teams have been working hard to help those communities affected by severe flooding – including 70-year-old Angelo, his wife and their neighbours in Black River
Red Cross Call Centre Opens for Recovery Assistance
- For Albertans who have been impacted the flood, which stormed Calgary and the surrounding area a month ago, the Canadian Red Cross has been conducting confidental interviews based on their disaster-caused needs through its call centre.
Supporting clean-up efforts in Calgary
- Red Cross was recently in the Calgary community of Bowness to distribute household cleanup kits to residents whose homes were affected by the flooding.
Woman loses home and important historical site in Bragg Creek
- When Red Cross volunteers came to visit Teghtmeyer, she was sorting through boxes of memories and old books of recipes covered in mud just outside her home.
Red Cross volunteers called to action for Alberta floods
- The call for assistance went out on Thursday evening at 11 p.m. The next day, a team of Canadian Red Cross disaster management volunteers had gathered at the Edmonton Red Cross office – bags packed and ready to go.
Emergency Preparedness Week
- Emergency Preparedness Week is an annual event that takes place each year during the first full week of May. This national event is an opportunity for the Canadian Red Cross to remind families to plan for emergencies.
Three ways Canadian Red Cross disaster relief services help those in need
- The following are three key ways that people are able to benefit from the assistance provided by this organization.
Is social media transforming the way Canadians respond to emergencies?
- While the Canadian Red Cross strives to help all those who are in need, the ways in which people react to emergencies has evolved in recent years due to social media.
Canadian Red Cross delivers aid to families in Thunder Bay
- The damage in Thunder Bay has resulted in one of the largest Red Cross responses in Ontario in more than a decade, as the organization mobilizes to assist families affected by the incident.
Does your family have a plan for the first 72 hours after a disaster?
- Natural disasters and emergencies can strike at any time, but if one occurred tomorrow, would your family be prepared for the next 72 hours?
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