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Red Cross volunteer handing out water at a running event in London 3 © Mark Chilvers (Insight-Visual) Care in Home Max and volunteer

Red Cross gears up for London 2012 Olympics

Volunteer provides care at home for vulnerable Max

As the Beijing Olympics continues, the British Red Cross is already preparing to provide emergency support during the London 2012 Games. Following a major operation, Max was worried about how he would cope alone at home – until a Red Cross volunteer offered to make regular visits to provide much-needed support.
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A woman holding her baby cries at her damaged home 4 © REUTERS / David Mdzinarishvili / Courtesy www.alertnet.org Red Crescent worker comforting woman 5 © Jenny Matthews (BRC) Salma Mumtaz - FESS volunteer

Appeal launched for Georgian conflict

Take our disaster response challenge

New volunteer Salma's first fire emergency

The International Committee of the Red Cross is raising funds to help around 50,000 people affected by the armed conflict involving Georgian, South Ossetian and Russian troops. Come to our exclusive two-day event and experience first-hand the issues and decisions faced by our emergency response team during disasters. After months of training, novice fire and emergency support service volunteer Salma Mumtaz suddenly found herself suddenly on the front line at a bonfire blaze.
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