The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.
BOLIVIA: Heavy rains across Bolivia have caused massive damage to the homes of up to 12,000 families, leading the 
Bolivian Red Cross to activate its emergency plan for floods. The National Society was working on an emergency plan with the support of the IFRC, which has sent two experts from the Pan-American Disaster Response Unit to provide technical support and assessment of operations. In addition, emergency funds from the IFRC will be used to assist 1,000 families, providing them with hygiene kits and food parcels, as well as contributing to the long-term repairs needed on damaged homes.
POLAND: Thirteen Red Cross volunteers and two Polish Red Cross rescue teams have taken part in the rescue operations following the tragic rail accident on March 3 in southern Poland, where two trains collided head-on killing 16 people and injuring 56.
GLOSSARY:
IFRC = International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies