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Madagascar: More than 4 million people at risk as Tropical Cyclon...

04/02/2022 | Press release

Antananarivo/Nairobi, 4 February 2022—Tropical Cyclone Batsirai, is expected to strike the Atsinanana region of Madagascar tomorrow, only weeks after tropical storm Ana wreaked havoc in the country. Ahead of its landfall, Madagascar Red Cross Society...

In preparedness of tropical cyclone Batsirai which is expected to make landfall in Atsinanana region, Madagascar on 5 February 2022, Madagascar Red Cross teams are moving prepositioned stocks of emergency kits from Grand Tana area (Ananalamanga) to Tamatave (Atsinanana).

04/02/2022

Madagascar: More than 4 million people at risk as Tr...

04/02/2022

Pacific: COVID-19 endangers fragile health systems

01/02/2022 | Press release

Kuala Lumpur/Suva 1 February 2022 – A record surge of COVID-19 is threatening to overwhelm hospitals and fragile health systems in Pacific countries as the virus is running rampant in several countries for the first time. Solomon Islands is experi...

Red Cross volunteers in the Pacific are assisting the health authorities with their vaccination campaign.

01/02/2022

Pacific: COVID-19 endangers fragile health systems

01/02/2022

Syria: Extremely harsh winter raises acute humanitarian needs to ...

27/01/2022 | Press release

Damascus/Beirut, 27 January 2022–Extreme winter conditions are putting communities already overwhelmed by overlapping crises in immediate danger, resulting in the highest level of acute humanitarian needs ever in Syria, the International ...

In many areas in Syria, this winter has been one of the coldest in the past decade. Snowstorms and sub-zero temperatures have affected especially the displaced communities living in temporary shelters.

27/01/2022

Syria: Extremely harsh winter raises acute humanitar...

27/01/2022

Tonga: Aid ramped up after eruption and tsunami

25/01/2022 | Press release

Kuala Lumpur/Suva, 26 January 2022 – Local relief teams are urgently providing supplies to communities across Tonga, hit hard by a volcanic eruption and tsunami that destroyed hundreds of homes and left thousands without safe drinking water. Relie...

Tonga Red Cross emergency volunteers provide safe drinking water in bladders to people who lost their homes and water supplies in the volcanic eruption and tsunami.

25/01/2022

Tonga: Aid ramped up after eruption and tsunami

25/01/2022

Philippines: New data reveals Typhoon Rai wrecked 1.5 million ho...

25/01/2022 | Press release

Kuala Lumpur/Manila, 25 January 2022 – New assessments reveal the full extent of Super Typhoon Rai’s devastation when it slammed into the Philippines a little over a month ago, with the storm destroying or damaging a staggering 1.5 million houses, mo...

Philippine Red Cross volunteers are providing tarpaulins, shelter supplies and tool kits to help people rebuild after losing their homes in Typhoon Rai which struck the country in December 2021.

25/01/2022

Philippines: New data reveals Typhoon Rai wrecked 1...

25/01/2022

Malagasy Red Cross volunteers provide relief items and services to thousands of people in a temporary accommodation centre set up in January 2022 to help people affected by torrential rains, Tropical Storm Ana and Cyclone Batsirai.

Madagascar: Tropical storm and cyclone

Torrential rains and widespread flooding in early 2022 have severely affected communities across Madagascar. The eastern region was badly hit by Tropical Storm Ana on 23 January, and there is serious concern that Cyclone Batsirai will bring further d...

04/02/2022

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Malawi Red Cross volunteers carry relief supplies on their heads to reach people living in camps who were affected and displaced by Tropical Storm Ana in January 2022.

Malawi: Tropical Storm Ana 2022

Tropical Storm Ana lashed the Southern and Central Districts of Malawi from Monday 24 January, bringing strong winds and heavy rains. In a matter of hours communities were being washed out by significant floods. More than 500,000 people are estimated...

02/02/2022

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Malawi - Tropical Storm Ana (MDRMW015)

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Survivors of Cyclone Eloise receive support from Mozambique Red Cross teams at the Guara-Guara accommodation centre in February 2021

Mozambique: 2021-2022 floods and cyclones

Tropical Cyclone Eloise hit Mozambique on 23 January 2021, bringing devastating winds and extreme rainfall in Beira and surrounding districts. The cyclone caused severe flooding which claimed ten lives and caused massive damage. This Emergency Appeal...

01/02/2022

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Mozambique, Africa 2021-22 Floods and Cyclones (MDRMZ016)

01/02/2022 | PDF | Emergency Appeal Revision

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Tonga Red Cross Society volunteers carry shelter equipment to set up temporary housing for people affected by the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’api volcanic eruption and tsunami in January 2022.

Tonga: Volcano and tsunami

On 15 January, a violent eruption occurred at the Hunga Tonga Hunga Ha’api volcano in Tonga. The volcanocaused a Pacific-wide tsunami, swamping coastlines as far away as Peru, and released a cloud of ash billowing more than 20km high. Many hous...

23/01/2022

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Tonga - Volcano and Tsunami (MDRTO002)

23/01/2022 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Peoplein Kabankalan City, Philippines wade through a flooded street after Typhoon Odette slammed into the coastal areas of Eastern Philippines on 16 December 2021 causing landslides and widespread flooding.

Philippines: Typhoon Rai (Odette)

Typhoon Rai, locally named Odette, hit the Philippines on 16 December 2021,ravaging islands and coastal communities in the east and flooding towns and cities across the country. Philippine Red Cross emergency teams mobilized immediately to prov...

18/12/2021

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Philippines - Typhoon Rai (Odette) (MDRPH045)

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Featured report

Global Plan 2022

The Global Plan 2022 for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, which includes:

The IFRC's strategic outlook and an overview of our work in 2022 by strategic priority, enablers and by region
A Federation-wide perspective, including the work of our Reference Centres and certain funding requirements across our network