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Dispatch from Calgary: Reaching out in flood-affected communities

Posted June 29, 2013 by Global Administrator

I spent my day yesterday with a group of volunteers doing outreach in Bowness, one of the Calgary neighbourhoods that was hit hard by flooding in Alberta last week. In Bowness, the river runs alongside a crescent and not only did the water flood rive...

Alberta Floods: Red Cross continues to respond from coast to coast

Posted June 28, 2013 by Global Administrator

A week ago today, the Canadian Red Cross began responding to the flooding in Alberta. Immediately after the disaster, Red Cross staff and volunteers from across the country joined efforts and began to support hundreds of thousands of people affec...

Photo Blog: Red Cross reaching out in Alberta communities

Posted June 27, 2013 by Global Administrator

  All week, Red Cross volunteers have been reaching out in communities affected by flooding in southern Alberta. Yesterday, a Red Cross team went to Sunnyside, a neighbourhood in Calgary and found residents actively cleaning up homes and helping o...

06/26/13 - Update on Red Cross flood relief efforts in Alberta

Posted June 26, 2013 by Global Administrator

Highly trained disaster management volunteers from across the country are on the ground working to provide relief to affected communities following extreme floods in Southern Alberta. Volunteers continue to support shelters or reception centres in...

Dispatch from flooding response in Calgary

Posted June 23, 2013 by Global Administrator

Many people are still out of their homes in Calgary and some 300 of them spent Saturday night at the Southland Leisure Centre. Volunteers from a variety of agencies all worked together to meet the needs of the evacuees. Canadian Red Cross voluntee...

Update on flooding response in Alberta

Posted June 23, 2013 by Global Administrator

Canadian Red Cross volunteers are continuing to respond to significant flooding affecting thousands of people in Alberta. They are busy distributing supplies such as cots, blankets and other items. Volunteers are also supporting 10 shelters for evacu...

Red Cross responding to Alberta flooding

Posted June 21, 2013 by Global Administrator

Severe flooding is impacting several communities in Southern Alberta including the city of Calgary, prompting authorities to declare a state of local emergency and order evacuations. In addition to evacuations, power has been shut off for many reside...

World Refugee Day: The plight of Syrian refugees

Posted June 20, 2013 by Global Administrator

Earlier this year, 15-year-old Mohammad was reunited with his family with help from the ICRC’s Restoring Family Links program after being separated from them for seven months. Mohammad, originally from the southern Syrian city of Daraa, was visiting ...

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