Tag: DREF
Vanuatu volcano forces thousands from homes
Manaro Voui, the active volcano which forms the island of Ambae in Vanuatu, has been erupting since September last year, killing crops, polluting the air and water, and forcing people to flee their homes.
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‘The horror is destroying me slowly’: Learning from DRC floods to prevent future tragedies
Elysee Bapu melts into her faded brown sofa – her hands shake as tears fall from her tired eyes as she narrates the saddest story of her life.
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Egypt: Red Crescent support continues in North Sinai
The deadly attack on a mosque in North Sinai, Egypt, on 24 November killed more than 300 people and injured many more. It has also devastated hundreds of grieving women and children who face an uncertain future without the family breadwinner.
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In Pictures: Battling dengue in Pakistan
In the last few months, Pakistan has seen a rise in dengue cases, with over 166,000 cases reported nationwide, and 395 deaths, making this the worst dengue epidemic in the country’s history.
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Earthquake in Iran and Iraq: Red Crescent teams providing rescue and first aid
Red Crescent volunteers in northern Iraq and Iran are providing urgent search and rescue and first aid to victims of the devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake that shook the region yesterday evening at 21:18 local time.
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Food vouchers help families in Senegal amid a crippling lean season
The neighbourhood of Gourel Nguet, located in the department of Goudiry in eastern Senegal is bustling with activity. There is an endless movement of carts in front of the main store in the area. Hundreds of people, mainly women, are sitting on the ground holding empty basins and buckets. Despite the overwhelming heat, they queue up patiently -waiting to get a food voucher.
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Caribbean Red Cross societies prepare for impact of Hurricane Irma
Red Cross societies across the Caribbean are preparing for the imminent arrival of Hurricane Irma, the second category-5 storm to hit the region in recent weeks.
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Aid reaches stranded islanders in Bangladesh after catastrophic floods
The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society has 1,200 volunteers on the ground helping in the five worst-affected districts, providing food, water and relief items to those most in need of support, including pregnant women, children, older people and those with a disability.
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Volunteers in race against time to find survivors in Sierra Leone mudslides
Red Cross staff and volunteers are frantically working alongside emergency officials to rescue survivors and assist desperate communities that have lost their homes and loved ones in yesterday’s mudslides in and around the capital Freetown.
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Sri Lanka Red Cross mobilises to help control spiralling dengue outbreak
The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society is mobilising volunteers to support government efforts to stem the country’s worst-ever outbreak of dengue virus disease and provide medical assistance at overstretched hospitals.
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Red Crescent provides relief and hope for communities affected by Cyclone Mora in Bangladesh
At least 75 people, most of them women and young children, have been reported dead after landslides triggered by days of severe rain swept down Chittagong Hills, just two weeks after Cyclone Mora battered the same region.
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Senegalese Red Cross Society provides assistance to migrants repatriated from Libya
165 migrants have returned home from Libya in an operation coordinated by the International Organization for Migration and supported by the IFRC.
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