Disasters and emergencies



Famine looms in Gaza and nowhere is safe for civilians

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Nine months on and civilians continue to pay the highest price. Famine looms and there is nowhere safe to go.

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Rescue workers attend the aftermath of the Myanmar earthquake.

Myanmar and Thailand earthquake: latest news and updates

By British Red Cross

Find out the latest news and updates following a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that struck Myanmar and affected the wider region.
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Lebanese Red Cross look for people under rubble after escalation of conflict in Lebanon.

What's happening in Lebanon and Israel?

By British Red Cross

Fighting across the border between Israel and Lebanon is intensifying daily. The Lebanese Red Cross is responding.

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What is the Red Cross doing to help hostages in Gaza?

By British Red Cross

As a neutral intermediary, the International Committee of the Red Cross plays an important practical role once the release of hostages has been agreed.

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Red Cross reasons to be hopeful about climate change

By British Red Cross

The effects of climate change are happening now, and we have to adapt. But Red Cross projects helping people adjust to climate change, and arereason for hope.

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Climate change: why the time is now

Volunteers pull a man in a raft through a flooded street in the UK.

Our commitment to climate change

People are feeling the impact of climate change now, and humanitarian needs are increasing day by day.

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Emergency response volunteer Kenny drives through floodwater in a British Red Cross vehicle to reach the community of Fishlake, Doncaster.

Are extreme weather events becoming more frequent?

The Met Office’s senior climate scientist Nikos Christidis explains the link between extreme weather events and climate change

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A person from the Kenya Red Cross looks out at floodwater

"African voices must be heard at COP26"

Dr Asha Mohammed, Secretary General of the Kenyan Red Cross, on why communities on the frontline of climate change must be heard

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Three members of the Malagasy Red Cross/IFRC wearing their uniform stand at the doorway of a building

Madagascar: The aftermath of Cyclone Batsirai

By British Red Cross

Thousands of people in Madagascar had to flee their homes in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai. The Red Cross is helping with emergency shelter, cash grants, supplies and clean water.

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