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The Red Cross Round-up

The Round-up offers a weekly sample of what our sister Red Cross Societies are working on around the world. VIETNAM: With the experience of enduring continuous disasters year after year, the Red Cross Societies of the Philippines and Viet Nam inst...

Why do we name storms?

After all the damage they cause, haven’t you always wondered why we’re on a first name basis with weather phenomena like hurricanes, typhoons, and cyclones? The answer is that the use of short, distinctive names allows for quicker and more precise...

Photo of the Day: Helping families affected by Typhoon Washi

This photo was taken in Iligan City, where the Philippine Red Cross continues to help those whose homes and communities were devastated by Typhoon Washi. In evacuation centres, Red Cross volunteers supported a group of doctors to treat injuries f...

Photo of the Day: Providing first aid following Typhoon Washi

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!  Today’s photo is courtesy of the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). It was ...

Responding to Typhoon Washi

During the weekend, Typhoon Washi made landfall in the Philippines leaving behind a trail of devastation and affecting thousands of people.  The typhoon was followed by flash floods which have severely impacted coastal communities in the North. Ac...

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