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Red Crescent volunteer Joydev Dutt alerts hundreds of neighbours about Cyclone Mahasen through 11 hours of bike trips in the torrential rain.

Cyclone Mahasen downgraded as it heads inland

17 May 2013

As Mahasen moved across the Indian Ocean threatening Bangladesh and Myanmar earlier this week, the Red Cross helped the countries prepare.

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Florence Nightingale Medal for Khalil Dale

13 May 2013

A British Red Cross worker abducted and killed in Pakistan in 2012 has been awarded the Florence Nightingale medal.

Houses on fire surrounded by tsunami water

Tsunami in Japan

This news report and activities explore the loss of life, damage and personal suffering, and the dignity of those who survived.

A destroyed house in Cuba

Citos story my father hid under a mattress as Sandy destroyed the house

06 Nov 2012

Like many Cuban Red Cross volunteers who are responding after Hurricane Sandy, Cito’s own family were severely affected by the storm.

Tree that's fallen on a house in Cuba

Red Cross receives £850,000 to support Hurricane Sandy response in Cuba

21 Nov 2012

The Department for International Development announced today (21 November 2012) that it is providing £850,000 to support people in Cuba devastated by Hurricane Sandy.

Aid in Jamaica after Hurricane Sandy

Red Cross sends support to Jamaica and Cuba after Hurricane Sandy

06 Nov 2012

The British Red Cross is sending support worth £80,000 to relief operations, to help the Caribbean islands recover from the effects of Hurricane Sandy.

Male and female medical staff help an earthquake victim

Help for thousands after China earthquake

22 Apr 2013

The Red Cross Society of China has delivered thousands of blankets, tents and first aid kits to survivors of an earthquake in the south of the country.

Finding family members following the Boston marathon explosions

If you have lost touch with relatives following the Boston marathon explosioins, we may be able to help you contact them.

Someone sending a text message

Text messages send hope and save lives in Sierra Leone

15 Apr 2013

British Red Cross uses a new location-based text message system to save lives and prevent the spread of cholera in Sierra Leone.

Safiutou Diallo recieves food from the Malian Red Cross in Fegui village

More than four million people in Mali need help

21 Mar 2013

As the humanitarian situation in Mali reaches crisis point, the British Red Cross has given £200,000 from its Disaster Fund to help provide vital aid.

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