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It’s been two weeks since the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam collapsed sending floodwaters surging through south-eastern Laos. More than 13,000 people have been affected. These are some of their stories.

More than 90 people have been killed and hundreds more have been injured in a magnitude 7.0 earthquake that took place in Lombok, Indonesia on the evening of 5 August. The disaster followed a 6.4 magnitude quake in same area on 29 July. At least 91 peo …

Red Cross volunteers are working across Europe to help keep the public safe as temperatures threaten to top 48C in some countries. Spain and Portugal could face their hottest day in history and record Europe’s highest temperature since 1977 according t …

When the Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy dam in south-eastern Laos failed, families fled to save their lives, while floodwaters washed away homes, damaged basic infrastructure and inundated precious agricultural land. Here are two stories of survival.

Fears are growing that Democratic Republic of the Congo is experiencing its 10th outbreak of Ebola only days after the country’s health ministry announced the end of an outbreak in Equateur province. The Ministry of Health has reported that four sample …

On 23 July 2018, after days of heavy rainfall and floods, Laos’ Xe-Pian Xe-Namnoy hydropower dam collapsed, releasing 5 billion cubic metres of waters down a tributary of the Mekong River.

The Asia Pacific region is currently facing a series of disasters. In Southeast Asia, a dam collapse in Lao PDR led to severe flooding, which extending to neighbouring Cambodia.

Renowned Iraqi musician and philanthropist was nominated as Goodwill Ambassador for the Middle East for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) in July 2018. Mr Shamma will use his music and public profile in the reg …

Hellenic Red Cross volunteers carry out search and rescue work in the devastated village of Mati, some 30km east of Athens.Photo: Nick Paleologos/SOOC  As wildfires continue to threaten Greece’s Attica region, Red Cross volunteers are supporting t …

More must be done to protect women, men and children from sexual and gender-based violence after disasters, say the authors of a new report written by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC). The report, The Responsi …