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B.C. residents fight to get migrants who lost work during floods $280,000 payout

February 3, 2022 admin British Columbia, farming, Flooding, immigrants, local news, Mexico, Red Cross

Credit to Author: Sarah Grochowski| Date: Fri, 04 Feb 2022 02:52:22 +0000

The migrant workers were initially ruled ineligible for Red Cross relief payment

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Red Cross gives masks to OFWs bound for Hong Kong

February 28, 2020 admin OFWs, public square, Red Cross

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 16:56:13 +0000

THE Philippine Red Cross (PRC) started distributing face masks to overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) en route to Hong Kong on Friday, February 21.This began after Manila lifted the travel ban on Chinese territories that was a response to the coronavirus disease (Covid-19)outbreak. The PRC was able to give face masks to almost 700 passengers headed […]

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Red Cross turns over houses to Ompong-displaced families in Cagayan

February 13, 2020 admin Cagayan, public square, Red Cross

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2020 17:36:47 +0000

MORE than a year after the destruction of Typhoon “Ompong” (international name: “Mangkhut”), the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) enabled affected families in Cagayan get back their lives. PRC chairman and Chief Executive Officer Sen. Richard J. Gordon led on February 7 the turnover of houses to some 244 families in Amulung, Gattaran and Alcala in […]

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An International Committee of the Red Cross survey asked 16,000 millennials in 16 countries their views on war

January 31, 2020 admin international committee, public square, Red Cross

Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 03:47:43 +0000

MILLENNIALS see catastrophic war as a real likelihood in their lifetime. In fact, most millennials surveyed by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) believe it is more likely than not that a nuclear attack will occur in the next decade. A survey of more than 16,000 millennials in 16 countries and territories last […]

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How Can We Help Those Affected By The California Wildfires?

October 31, 2019 admin air quality, California, California wildfires, climate change, Fire, getty fire, GoFundMe, Los Angeles, los angeles county animal care foundation, napa, petaluma, Red Cross, san rafael, sonoma county, sonoma county resilience fund, the salvation army, Wildfires

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2019 23:00:14 +0000

Every year it seems that California has these insane wildfires that are making people and animals homeless. This year is no different, except it seems worse. Every day, there seems to have been a new fire reported. CNN just reported that 26,000 people have been evacuated due to the Easy Fire. This wildfire has burned at least 1,300 acres and could jump Highway 23. Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayoub told CNN at a news conference that there were intense firefighting conditions. They actually had to ground fixed-wing aircraft because of the high winds, with gusts up to 65 miles an hour. For those who are unaware, that’s almost the wind speed of a Category 1 hurricane