International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) - Disasters

Date	Emergency operation	Type of ERU deployed	National Society deploying the ERU
2008
August 2008	Georgia: Conflict	Referral hospital ERU	Norwegian Red Cross
July 2008	Philippines: Typhoon	Water and sanitation module 40	Swedish Red Cross
May 2008	China: Sichuan earthquake	Mass sanitation ERU	British Red Cross
		Water and sanitation module 15	Spanish Red Cross
		Water and sanitation module 15	Austrian Red Cross
		Base camp	Danish Red Cross and the International Federation
May 2008	Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis	Logistics ERU	British Red Cross and Swiss Red Cross
		Water and sanitation module 40	French Red Cross
		Water and sanitation module 15	German Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross
February 2008	Cameroon: Population movement (Tchad refugees)	Basic health care	French Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross (staff) and Canadian Red Cross (staff)

2007
November 2007	Bangladesh: cyclone	Logistics ERU	British Red Cross
September 2007	Uganda: floods	IT & telecommunications ERU	Danish Red Cross
September 2007	Sudan: floods	Water and sanitation module 40	German Red Cross (including Croatian Red Cross staff) and Swedish Red Cross
August 2007	Peru: earthquake	Logistics ERU	Spanish Red Cross
August 2007	Peru: earthquake	Relief ERU	American Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, BeNeLux (Belgian Red Cross, Netherlands Red Cross and Luxembourg Red Cross) and Spanish Red Cross
July 2007	Pakistan: floods	Logistics ERU	Danish Red Cross and Swiss Red Cross
		Basic health care	Finnish Red Cross
		Mass sanitation ERU	British Red Cross
		Water and sanitation module 15	Spanish Red Cross
		Water and sanitation module 40	Swedish Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross (including Macedonian Red Cross staff)
April 2007	Madagascar: cyclone	Relief ERU	American Red Cross, Danish Red Cross, and BeNeLux (Belgian Red Cross, Netherlands Red Cross and Luxembourg Red Cross)
April 2007	Madagascar: cyclone	Logistics ERU	French Red Cross
February 2007	Mozambique: floods and cyclone	Basic health care ERU	Norwegian Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross
		Relief ERU	Spanish Red Cross, BeNeLux (Belgian Red Cross, Netherlands Red Cross and Luxembourg Red Cross) and American Red Cross
		IT & telecommunications ERU	Spanish Red Cross
		Base camp	Danish Red Cross and the International Federation
		Logistics ERU	Danish Red Cross, Swiss Red Cross and French Red Cross

2006
December 2006	Philippines: typhoons and floods	IT & telecommunications ERU	Danish Red Cross
November 2006	Kenya: floods	Specialised water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	British Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Japanese Red Cross and Australian Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Finnish Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	British Red Cross and Danish Red Cross
May 2006	Indonesia: Yogyakarta earthqauke	Relief ERU	American Red Cross and Spanish Red Cross
		IT & telecommunications ERU	Danish Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	British Red Cross

2005
October 2005	Pakistan: earthquake	ICRC Logistics ERU	British Red Cross
		ICRC Referral hospital ERU	Finnish Red Cross and Norwegian Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	Danish Red Cross
		IT & telecommunications ERU	Danish Red Cross
		ICRC Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross
		ICRC Basic health care ERU	Japanese Red Cross
		Base camp	Danish Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	French Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Spanish Red Cross
		Water and sanitation ERU (water trucking & distribution)	Swedish Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross
		Water and sanitation ERU (treatment & supply)	Swedish Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross
		Water and sanitation ERU	Swedish Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross
		Specialised water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
		ICRC Basic health care ERU	Norwegian Red Cross
		ICRC Basic health care ERU	Finnish Red Cross
July 2005	Niger: Sahel food crisis	Logistics ERU	British Red Cross and French Red Cross
July 2005	Niger: Sahel food crisis	IT & telecommunications ERU	Danish Red Cross
April 2005	Indonesia, Nias: tsunami operation	Logistics ERU	Danish Red Cross
April 2005	Indonesia, Nias: tsunami operation	IT & telecommunications ERU	Spanish Red Cross
January 2005	Sri Lanka: tsunami operation	ICRC Referral hospital ERU	German Red Cross
January 2005	Indonesia: tsunami operation	Relief ERU	American Red Cross
		Base camp	Danish Red Cross
		Water and sanitation ERU ( treatment & supply)	Swedish Red Cross
		Specialised water and sanitation ERU and water trucking & distribution	Austrian Red Cross and Macedonian Red Cross and Malaysian Red Crescent

2004
December 2004	Indonesia: tsunami operation	Water and sanitation ERU (water trucking & distribution and treatment & supply)	French Red Cross
		Two specialised water and sanitation ERU	Spanish Red Cross and German Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross and Swiss Red Cross
		Specialised water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Japanese Red Cross
		ICRC Logistics ERU	British Red Cross
		ICRC Referral hospital ERU	Norwegian Red Cross
		Two logistics ERU	Danish Red Cross and British Red Cross
December 2004	Sri Lanka: tsunami operation	Relief ERU	American Red Cross
		Specialised water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
		Water and sanitation ERU (water trucking & distribution)	Swedish Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Norwegian Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	French Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Finnish Red Cross
		IT & telecommunications ERU	Spanish Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	British Red Cross, American Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross
September 2004	Haiti: hurricane	Referral hospital ERU	Norwegian Red Cross and Canadian Red Cross
		Specialised water and sanitation ERU	Spanish Red Cross
		Water and sanitation ERU (water trucking & distribution and treatment & supply)	French Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	Spanish Red Cross and French Red Cross
September 2004	Grenada: hurricane	Logistics ERU	British Red Cross
July 2004	Chad: humanitarian crisis	Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross and French Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	Swedish Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	Danish Red Cross and French Red Cross
June 2004	Sudan, Darfur: humanitarian crisis	Basic health care	German Red Cross
February 2004	Morocco: earthquake	Logistics ERU	Spanish Red Cross and French Red Cross

2003
December 2003	Iran: Bam earthquake	Logistics ERU	British Red Cross, Danish Red Cross and Belgian Red Cross
		Relief ERU	American Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU (water trucking & distribution and treatment & supply)	French Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU (treatment & supply)	German Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	Swedish Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	Spanish Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	Austrian Red Cross
		2 Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Japanese Red Cross
		Referral hospital ERU	Finnish Red Cross and Norwegian Red Cross
		Base camp	Danish Red Cross and the International Federation
December 2003	Dominican Republic: floods	Relief ERU	American Red Cross
August 2003	Sudan: floods	2 Mass water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross
June 2003	Algeria: earthquake	Mass water and sanitation ERU (water trucking & distribution and treatment & supply)	French Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	French Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Spanish Red Cross

2002
February 2002	Afghanistan	ICRC Logistics ERU	Belgian Red Cross and Netherlands Red Cross
January 2002	Congo DR and Rwanda: volcano eruption in Goma	ICRC Logistics ERU	British Red Cross
January 2002	Afghanistan	Logistics ERU	British Red Cross

2001
November 2001	Algeria: floods	Logistics ERU	Danish Red Cross
October 2001	Afghanistan	ICRC Referral hospital ERU	German Red Cross
March 2001	Mozambique: floods	Mass water and sanitation ERU (water trucking & distribution and treatment & supply)	Swedish Red Cross and German Red Cross
January 2001	India: Bujharat earthquake	IT & telecommunications ERU	Austrian Red Cross and Spanish Red Cross
		Logistics ERU	British Red Cross and Danish Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
		Referral hospital ERU	Japanese Red Cross
		Basic health care ERU	Spanish Red Cross
		Referral hospital ERU	Finnish Red Cross and Norwegian Red Cross

2000
June 2000	Indonesia: earthquake	Referral hospital ERU	Norwegian Red Cross

1999
August 1999	Turkey: earthquake	Mass water and sanitation ERU	Austrian Red Cross
		Referral hospital ERU	Norwegian Red Cross
		Referral hospital ERU	German Red Cross
May 1999	Macedonia: humanitarian crisis in the Balkans	Referral hospital ERU	Norwegian Red Cross
April 1999	Albania: humanitarian crisis in the Balkans	2 Basic health care ERUs	Finnish Red Cross
April 1999	Albania: humanitarian crisis in the Balkans	IT & telecommunications ERU	Austrian Red Cross
April 1999	Macedonia: humanitarian crisis in the Balkans	Referral hospital ERU	German Red Cross
April 1999	Macedonia: humanitarian crisis in the Balkans	Mass water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross

1998
November 1998	Nicaragua: hurricane Mitch	IT & telecommunications ERU	Spanish Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	Bilateral German Red Cross and Peru Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU (treatment and supply)	Austrian Red Cross
		Mass water and sanitation ERU	Swedish Red Cross
June 1998	Sudan	ICRC Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross
June 1998	Sudan	ICRC Mass water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
February 1998	Peru: mudslides	Mass water and sanitation ERU	Bilateral German Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross

1997
December 1997	Kenya: floods and cholera	Mass water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
July 1997	Poland: floods	Mass water and sanitation ERU	Bilateral German Red Cross and Austrian Red Cross
February 1997	Lugufu, Tanzania	Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross
February 1997	DR Congo: refugees	Mass water and sanitation ERU	German Red Cross
January 1997	Kasulu, Tanzania	Mass water and sanitation ERU (treatment and supply)	Swedish Red Cross

1996
December 1996	Mbarara, Uganda: displaced population	Mass water and sanitation ERU	Austrian Red Cross
November 1996	Kigali, Rwanda: return of refugees	IT & telecommunications ERU	Danish Red Cross
October 1996	Eastern DR Congo: displaced population	Basic health care ERU	Norwegian Red Cross
October 1996	Eastern DR Congo: displaced population	Mass water and sanitation ERU (treatment and supply)	Swedish Red Cross
October 1996	Kivu, DR Congo	Basic health care ERU	German Red Cross
March 1996	Kano, Nigeria: meningitis epidemic	2 Basic health care ERU	Norwegian Red Cross and German Red Cross

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German Red Croos basic health and care ERU deployed in Kenya in December 2006. Photo: International Federation Photo: International Federation (p16237)