Posted November 14, 2013 by Red Cross Talks - Red Cross blogger
A lot can happen in a short amount of time. That was certainly the case this week for Sandra Damota, who has deployed with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to assist in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan. It was Monday at 6 p....
Posted November 13, 2013 by Global Administrator
Today, delegates from the Canadian Red Cross were deployed with the Canadian Red Cross Emergency Response Unit (ERU) to provide health care to those affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The team of twelve Canadian medical and support staff will join deleg...
Posted November 12, 2013 by Global Administrator
Nearly 10 million people have been affected by Typhoon Haiyan according to the latest report from the Philippines’ National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council. Over 618,000 people have been displaced by the disaster and 1,458 evacuati...
Posted November 11, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross is working closely with the Philippine Red Cross to provide relief to the millions affected by Typhoon Haiyan which caused widespread damage including landslides and flooding. The Philippine Red Cross is supporting local...
Posted November 09, 2013 by Global Administrator
Super Typhoon Haiyan has brought widespread destruction to the Philippines, killing hundreds of people and destroying thousands of homes as it tracked across the Visayas region of central Philippines. Last night, the Philippine Red Cross supported...
Posted November 08, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Canadian Red Cross is accepting donations to help people affected by Typhoon Haiyan. The powerful storm, one of the worst to hit the area, made landfall in the Philippines, causing wide-spread damage including landslides and flooding. It also aff...
Posted November 07, 2013 by Global Administrator
The Philippine Red Cross is preparing for a Category 5 Typhoon that is expected to make landfall on Friday. While communities in the direct path of Typhoon Haiyan (or Yolanda as it is named in the Philippines) face the highest risk of flash floods an...
Posted June 17, 2013 by Global Administrator
In the wake of destruction caused by the five-day passage of Typhoon Bopha, locally known as Pablo, through the southern Philippines in December 2012, more than 1,100 lives were lost, 233,000 houses damaged or destroyed and 6.3 million people af...
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