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SYDNEY, Australia (AFP) — At least 67 people were killed by a major earthquake that devastated Papua New Guinea’s remote highlands last week, the Red Cross said Monday, with thousands homeless and without food and clean water. The recovery effort has been slow as aid workers grapple with blocked roads and power outages to reach cut-off villages after the 7.5-magnitude quake struck on February 26 in the Pacific nation’s mountainous interior. Terrified locals in the […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) appealed for humanitarian aid to help the more than 500,000 people affected by Typhoon Vinta (Tembin), which hit 23 provinces in the Philippines. PRC Chairman Senator Richard Gordon made the appeal as figures on the number of deaths and missing people from the flashfloods and landslides that struck parts of Mindanao continue to rise in the wake of ‘Vinta’. “Rural communities, which are in remote mountainous areas, are the […]
(Eagle News) — Bring it on. This was what Senator Richard Gordon had to say to Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who said he would file a plunder case against the Senate blue ribbon committee chair in connection with his alleged misuse of Red Cross funds. “There he goes again. He’s done it before, he’s gonna do it again. Let him file the suit. I’m gonna account for every centavo,” Gordon said in an interview over […]
PAGADIAN CITY, Zamboanga del Sur (Eagle News) -Magsasagawa ng mga trainings at seminar sa isang buwan ang pamahalaan ng Pagadian upang maituro sa mga residente ang mga dapat gawin sakaling magkaroon ng lindol, landslide, tsunami, pagbaha o anomang mga sakuna. Ito ay may kaugnayan sa pagdiriwang ng siyudad ng National Disaster Resilience Month 2017 na may temang “Kamalayan sa kahandaan, katumbas ay kaligtasan.” Bahagi rin ng kanilang paggunita ay ang pagsasagawa ng motorcade sa buong […]
The Israel Embassy officially has turned over P1 million worth of basic equipment, medicines, and supplies to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), to support immediate needs of those affected by the Marawi conflict. “We are all touched by the events in Marawi and the effect they brought to the people of Marawi. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed us to lend a hand of support to the affected people in Marawi and the surrounding […]
Amidst the ongoing military clashes in Marawi City, evacuees can now attend to their basic hygiene needs, such as taking a bath and proper washing. The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has installed 20 portalets in Iligan, Lanao del Norte, and Lanao del Sur, which will benefit the thousands of displaced individuals currently staying in evacuation centers. The Saguiaran Evacuation Center was provided with eight portalets (four for males, and four for females), Pantar, Lanao del […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is appealing for donations to help more families affected by the ongoing armed clashes in Marawi City, which have displaced thousands of people. According to PRC’s Operations Center, 96 barangays have been affected by the clashes, causing more than 29,000 individuals to leave their homes and seek temporary comfort and safety in evacuation centers. Infrastructures such as houses, a school, church, and jail have also been damaged. “Filipinos always rise […]
The Philippine Red Cross (PRC) has stepped up its relief efforts for the people who have been displaced by the recent armed clashes in Marawi City. To date, PRC has provided hot meals and clean water, as well as other humanitarian aid such as psychosocial support, first aid, blood supply, and tracing services. Eight evacuation centers in Lanao Del Norte and Iligan City are currently occupied by more than 2,000 families from Marawi City. “During […]
By Jabes Juanites SURIGAO CITY, Surigao del Norte (Eagle News) — Boluntaryong tumulong na rin ang Incident Command System sa lalawigan ng Surigao del Norte na binubuo ng mga empleyado nito para sa mga pangunahing kailangan ng mga residente na nasa evacuation center. Ating napag-alaman na naglagay ng sampung tent ang Red Cross sa Capitol Compound na may tatlumpu’t-pitong (37) pamilya at isang daan at apatnapung (140) katao ang pansamanatalang tumutuloy dito. Kahit papaano […]
SEOUL, South Korea (AFP) — North Korea is experiencing a “major and complex disaster” the Red Cross has warned, after floods killed scores of people and left tens of thousands in need of urgent help. Rescue workers are struggling to reach stricken communities in the country’s far north, where thousands have been left homeless, and the risk of disease is looming. “From what we saw, it is clear that this is a very major and […]
by Giovanni GREZZI with Ella IDE in Rome ANDRIA, Italy (AFP) — Relatives of victims of one of Italy’s worst rail accidents gathered to identify their dead Wednesday, as rescue workers at the scene of the head-on collision between two trains dismantled the wreckage in search of missing bodies. Shell-shocked families at the Policlinico hospital morgue in the southern Italy city of Bari were being called in turns to search among the dead for their […]
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas (Reuters) — Mandatory evacuations were ordered on Tuesday (May 31) along the swollen Brazos River in Texas ahead of what could be the worst flooding in more than 100 years after at least six people died. Forecasters predicted more rain as the Brazos rose to levels not seen in 103 years after heavy rainfall late last week and was expected to crest at about 53 feet (17.6 meters) on Tuesday, according […]
