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Red Cross teams respond to 'historic' floods across Central Europe

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Volunteers from the Red Cross of Chad inspect damage caused by recent heavy floods

Chad: Floods

Weeks of severe rains in Chad have hit all 23 provinces leaving at least 340 people dead and 1.5 million in urgent need of food, healthcare, shelter, protection and water sanitation and hygiene services. Forecasts predict continued heavy rains and flooding across much of West and Central Africa in September, with a high concentration of rainfall in Chad. Contribute to this appeal and make a meaningful difference for the 389,000 people supported by the Red Cross of Chad in this response.

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17/09/2024

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Chad - Flood (MDRTD024)

17/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Bangladesh Red Crescent volunteers stand in water up to their waste as they provide to support to a woman living in a community impacted by heavy floods.

Bangladesh: Floods

Bangladesh has been experiencing severe flooding due to heavy rainfall triggered by an active monsoon season. More than 14.6 million people have been affected across the southeastern, northeastern and northern parts of the country, with 71 fatalities recorded by 3 September in the southeastern region alone. Through this appeal, the Bangladesh Red Crescent Society will address urgent needs related to shelter, food security, livelihoods, health, and water, sanitation and hygiene in the eight most affected districts.

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06/09/2024

PDF | Emergency Appeal

Bangladesh - Flash Floods (MDRBD036)

06/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Namibia: Drought

For the past decade, Namibia has faced a prolonged drought, which has been further exacerbated by the ongoing El Niño phenomenon in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. The El Niño conditions have resulted in most of the country experiencing below-normal rainfall from October 2023 to April 2024, leading to more than 1.4 million people experiencing high levels of acute food insecurity. This has left them in urgent need of assistance to address food shortages and to protect their livelihoods.

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10/09/2024

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Namibia - Drought (MDRNA014)

10/09/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Man stands in the middle of barren field where crops were grown prior to the ongoing drought.

Lesotho: Drought

Lesotho is grappling with a severe food security crisis, made worse by El Niño weather pattern, which is disrupting the critical 2024/25 summer planting and rainy season. Persistent crop failures, dwindling food production, water shortages, and skyrocketing food prices have severely hit the country’s agricultural production with 41 per cent of rural households now forced to spend more than half of their income just to put food on the table.Through this Emergency Appeal, the Lesotho Red Cross Society will support 87,381 individuals (17,473 households) to sustain their livelihoods, build resilience and recover from the ongoing food crisis.

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09/09/2024

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Lesotho - Drought (MDRLS008)

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A Yemen Red Crescent volunteer stacks up household supplies that will be given to people who lost their homes due to severe and sudden flooding.

Yemen: Floods

Heavy rains have caused destruction and displacement in Yemen, exacerbating an already dire humanitarian situation. This emergency appeal aims to provide aid to the people most affected by the floods. Assistance will focus on those whose homes and temporary shelters were completely or partially destroyed, people whose livelihoods were affected, those who are in need of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) and health services, and those who are at risk of exposure to the impact of further anticipated flooding. Please donate now and join us in making a meaningful difference for the 600,000 people supported by the Yemen Red Crescent Society in this response.

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28/08/2024

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Yemen - Floods (MDRYE014)

28/08/2024 | PDF | Emergency Appeal

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Annual Report 2023

Welcome to the IFRC’s Annual Report for 2023. This report details how the IFRC supported the principled local humanitarian action of 191 National Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in 2023, and how the IFRC network together reached and supported more than 200 million people in crisis.The report takes an indepth look at how the IFRC network not only responded to disasters and crises in 2023, but worked together to anticipate them, reduce their impacts, and ensure that National Societies and communities alike were prepared, informed, and ready to respond.The Annual Report is accompanied by a separate report on how Regular Resources – unearmarked donations – helped the IFRC to provide vital support to National Societies at country, regional and global levels in 2023.

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