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1 December 2012
Preparing for landfall of Tropical Storm Bopha in the Philippines
As Tropical Storm Bopha heads towards the east coast of the Philippines, the Philippine Red Cross is taking measures to prepare for the impact.
14 November 2012
The difficult task of rebuilding a town amid an uncertain future
Sayaka Matsumoto visits Mr and Mrs Kumagai, whose home was destroyed in the tsunami.
4 November 2012
Climate change wreaks havoc on communities and resources
Since December last year Sri Lanka has been waiting for rains that finally arrived last month.
29 October 2012
Communities on alert as typhoon Son Tinh hits South-East Asia
With the experience of enduring continuous disasters year after year, the Red Cross Societies of the Philippines and Viet Nam instinctively know how to prepare for the...
26 October 2012
Communities come first – charting a new direction for disaster risk reduction
By Reeni Amin Chua in Indonesia From 21–25 October 2012, more than 50 Red Cross Red Crescent delegates joined over 2,600 participants from 72 countries at the 5th Asia...
23 October 2012
National Societies join forces in the name of disaster reduction
Volunteers from Lao, Thailand and Viet Nam came together to work on disaster reduction strategies.
18 October 2012
Health care, clean water and sanitation - key concerns in Rakhine
Staff and volunteers from the Myanmar Red Cross Society have been working with all communities affected by the inter-communal violence in Rakhine State.
17 October 2012
Violent storm hits Bangladesh: kills 31 with 1,500 missing
By Maherin Ahmed, IFRC Late in the night on October 10, violent storms swept in from the Bay of Bengal and lashed the coastal districts of south east Bangladesh. At...
12 October 2012
‘Mr. Radar’ shows the way forward for disaster risk reduction
The Thai Red Cross is using an innovative comic to inform children and their families about disaster risk reduction.
5 October 2012
Thai Red Cross helping flood affected communities - one message at a time
By Kate Roux in Thailand Sheltered from the hot sun and gathered with a group of elderly men and women, Nangnoi explains the importance of the hygiene kit in her hands...
4 October 2012
One year on from two typhoons, residents look to a more resilient future
By Afrhill Rances in Manila Of the 19 tropical cyclones that entered the Philippines’ territory in 2011, 10 of them brought significant destruction. Among them was...
4 October 2012
Families struggle to rebuild homes and livelihoods following floods
By Joe Cropp and Maherin Ahmed in Bangladesh Nomita Rani speaks in a broken whisper as she explains how her two bedroom house in northern Bangladesh was washed away wh...
4 October 2012
Hong Kong Red Cross provides emotional support to ferry disaster survivors
As Hong Kong mourns the 38 who died in a collision between two ships off one of the territory's islands, in which more than 100 people were also injured, Hong Kong Red...
28 September 2012
4.4 million people affected by monsoon floods
By Majda Shabbir, IFRC Pakistan For the third year running, swathes of Pakistan have been engulfed by floods resulting from heavy monsoon rains. More than 375 people...
18 September 2012
Building stronger homes and resilient communities
By Majda Shabbir in Sindh, Pakistan As the annual monsoon rains return to Pakistan, Mohammad Karim and his family settle into their new house in Sindh province. The...
14 September 2012
289 burnt alive in Pakistan's worst industrial disaster
By Rabia Ajaib in Islamabad Whilst parts of Pakistan are grappling with a new wave of monsoon floods for the third consecutive year, a massive fire in a garment factor...
11 September 2012
Fukushima grapples with re-building
As the construction company representative hands an over-sized replica of a key to the local mayor, a dozen or so journalists click and jostle with their cameras.
11 September 2012
Helping to ease minds on radiation
In Fukushima, there are plans afoot to ensure all children are checked for radiation levels.
11 September 2012
Grief remains but smiles return 18 months after the tsunami
Eighteen months after the earthquake and tsunami, recovery is well underway in communities along Japan’s north east coast.
11 September 2012
Radiation checks reassure Fukushima residents on food safety
Residents around Fukushima look to machines provided by the Japanese Red Cross to test the safety of their food.
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