Earthquakes/Tsunamis (Page 12)

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Seismologists say Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, could be vulnerable to a major earthquake in the coming years, with m...

Every day, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know!This photo was first posted on the Facebook Page for the International Red Cross and Red Crescent and it is just...

Every Tuesday, we publish a photo to show Red Cross at work across the country or around the world. Do you have a photo to share? Let us know! Staff in BC were shaking it, but not really twisting or shouting, during the Great BC ShakeOut last mont...

[slideshow] The Turkish Red Crescent responded immediately to the 7.2 magnitude earthquake that struck Turkey earlier this week. Throughout the region they have mobilized teams of disaster responders and supplies including over 2,000 tents, 7,500 ...

*Guest blog by Nicole Robicheau, Canadian Red Cross delegate in Haiti. The Red Cross shelter team in the La Montagne region of Jacmel recently discovered an innovative way to get their supplies to the shelter site.  Finding it challenging to trans...

*We heard about this on the Wall Street Journal and Japan Trends blogs, and it was too good not to share. Here you go!I have heard many stories from friends who were amazed by the amount of vending machines they saw while travelling in Japan. The cou...

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world.PAKISTAN: Community-based disaster risk reduction (CBDRR) is at the core of the Red Cross Red Crescent recovery program in Pakistan. The thinki...

*This week is Emergency Preparedness Week. All week long we will be sharing stories and tips about how you and your family can prepare for any potential disasters where you live * It’s never too early to learn about emergency preparedness. Stu...