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| Vulnerable struggle to cope in Gloucestershire after floods |
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| (30 July 2007) |
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| Elderly and disabled people in Gloucestershire are struggling to cope as thousands of homes remain without water. |
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| Red Cross helps vulnerable people return home following the flooding |
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| (29 July 2007) |
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| Volunteers and staff from the British Red Cross have continued to work tirelessly over the weekend to support people affected by the floods. |
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| RED CROSS HELP VULNERABLE PEOPLE RETURN HOME FOLLOWING THE FLOODING |
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| (29 July 2007) |
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| Volunteers and staff from the British Red Cross have continued to work tirelessly over the weekend to support people affected by the floods. |
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| International logisticians deployed to Gloucestershire |
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| (27 July 2007) |
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| A team of 4 logistics experts from the British Red Cross’s international Emergency Response Unit (ERU), who are more used to responding to disasters in developing countries, arrived in Gloucestershire yesterday (26 July) to help local staff and volunteers manage the huge task of co-ordinating the delivery of emergency supplies to those most in need following the severe flooding throughout the county. It is the organisation’s biggest domestic emergency relief operation since the Second World War. |
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| The Revival of the Red Cross Food Parcel |
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| (27 July 2007) |
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| The British Red Cross is delivering food parcels to the most vulnerable people affected by the UK flooding, reminiscent of aid operations during the World Wars as the charity undergoes its largest domestic emergency relief operation since the Second World War. |
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| Red Cross packs food parcels for most vulnerable affected by flooding |
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| (26 July 2007) |
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| Today (26 July) British Red Cross volunteers are hard at work making up 400 food parcels to be distributed to the most vulnerable people affected by flooding. The generous donation from Tesco contains food and other essential items requested by the Red Cross. Each parcel will contain enough food for one person for one week. |
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| Red Cross takes to water to reach most vulnerable |
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| (25 July 2007) |
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| Today (Wednesday July 25), Red Cross emergency relief teams have taken two boats to distribute hygiene kits, containing toiletries and sanitary items, and bottled water to people who are still suffering the effects of flooding in Gloucester. |
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| National Floods Appeal to benefit local community recovery projects, Red Cross announces |
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| (25 July 2007) |
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HRH The Prince of Wales lends support
The British Red Cross, which has been at the forefront of the emergency response to recent flooding across England, today (July 25), announced how its National Floods Appeal is to be distributed.
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| Red Cross launches national appeal for unprecedented flooding across England |
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| (24 July 2007) |
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| The British Red Cross has today launched an urgent appeal for people affected by unprecedented and devastating floods across England in the past two weeks. The flooding has wreaked havoc across England, destroying homes and livelihoods, and bringing misery to hundreds of thousands of people. |
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| FLOOD APPEAL RAISES £300,000 IN FIRST HOUR |
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| (24 July 2007) |
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| The British Red Cross National Floods Appeal has raised over £300,000 in the first hour after it’s launch today, 24 July. |
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| Red Cross welcomes inclusion of First Aid and international humanitarian law into revised national curriculum |
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| (13 July 2007) |
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| The British Red Cross welcomes yesterday’s announcement by the Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) to include International Humanitarian Law (IHL) and first aid in the revised school curriculum in England. |
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| British Red Cross responds to flooding in Boston |
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| (03 July 2007) |
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| British Red Cross volunteers have responded to yet another night of heavy rain in Lincolnshire, offering emotional and practical support to households affected by flooding. |
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