Introduction Indian Red Cross society National headquarters deployed the Assessment Team to the state of Odisha on 8th May for assessing the needs of the extremely severe cyclone Fani affected...
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Indian Red Cross response to Kerala Floods 2018
Indian Red Cross Society has been on the ground and responding to the unprecedented floods that Kerala faced in August. According to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), as on August...
Indian Red Cross moves from flood response to longer-term recovery needs
The Indian Red Cross has today announced plans to scale up its recovery efforts following the devastating floods that have affected some 30 million people across India, devastating communities, and...
Assam Branch – Rising above flood waters
India faces floods every year and Assam has always been at the receiving end. Hence, Assam state branch has developed ability to respond during any disasters. “Floods – 2017” were not different. As...
Powerful earthquake rocks north-east India
04.01.2016 - New Delhi, India A powerful 6.7 magnitude earthquake, rocked remote north-eastern regions of India before dawn today at 4:35 am while many people were still in bed. The epicentre of the...
Indian Red Cross Deploying Wat-San Units in TN
04.12.2015 - New Delhi, India The Indian Red Cross Society is scaling up relief efforts after floods in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu that have affected over 2 million people. The aid...
India: Health Emergencies in Large Populations
“Indian Red Cross Society’s First Medical Responders Programme is envisaged to empower volunteers from within the community to provide disaster relief, first-aid, family reunification and other...
Unprecedented Flood Havoc In Jammu & Kashmir - Report
Geographical Location Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley, Tawi Valley, Chenab Valley, Poonch Valley, Sind Valley and Lidder Valley. The main Kashmir valley is 100...
Preparing for Monsoons; IRCS begins National level training of FMR trainers
The Indian Red Cross Society (National Headquarters) has organised the 2nd national level training of Trainers (ToT) of the First Medical Responders (FMR) at the Disaster Management Centre (DMC). The...
IRCS: An active partner in India’s march towards being Polio-Free
India is now a Polio Free country. From over 2,00,000 cases of Polio per year up to 1985, India is now officially Polio-Free; no new cases have been reported since 13th January, 2011.A function to...
100 percent patient adherence in Red Cross TB Programme in Punjab
For the Indian Red Cross Team, visiting Punjab, it was fruit of hard labour that all the 181 TB patients of the two districts of Amritsar and Jalandhar fully adhered to their treatment and are now TB...
Assam floods 2012
Following heavy monsoon rainfall, on 26 June 2012, flooding commenced across many districts in Assam which is situated in the northeast of India. Over the past two weeks, 124 people have lost their...
Responds to floods: Domestic Appeal for assistance
Assam | Bihar | Punjab | Uttar Pradesh | West Bengal September 10th, 2011 With so many districts flooded, many have been forced to build temporary shelters on flood embankments, like here in...
India: Appeal for Andha Pradesh and Karnataka floods - 2009
The Indian Red Cross Society aims to inspire, encourage and initiate at all times all forms of humanitarian activities so that human suffering can be minimized, alleviated and even prevented and thus...
India: Secretary General's message on World Health Day
On 26th Janauary 2001 Bhuj and surrounding areas were rocked by a devastating earthquake. The number of casualities started rising every hour. The only local hospital and the primary health centers...
India: Flood Situation Weekly Update No. 11
SITUATION The Delhi government has evacuated people living on the banks of river Yamuna following Haryana releasing a record of 4 lakh cusecs of water to Delhi. River Yamuna crossed the danger mark...
India: Flood Situation Weekly Update No. 10
SITUATION According to the updated report of the Disaster Management Division of the Ministry of Home Affairs, so far, incessant rains and flash floods have engulfed 1906 human lives, affected a...
India: Flood Situation Weekly Update No. 8
SITUATION The Prime Minister of India has declared Bihar floods a national calamity. After an aerial survey he announced a relief package of one thousand crore rupees and ordered release of over one...
India: Flood Situation Weekly Update No. 6
SITUATION According to All India Radio news, floodwater has started receding from many villages in the eastern part of Uttar Pradesh. However, more than a thousand villages are still water logged...
India: Flood Situation Weekly Update No. 5
SITUATION The monsoon death toll has reached 409 and 12,34,578 people are affected in 2,616 villages of nine districts of the State of Uttar Pradesh. Due to incessant rainfall and overflowing of many...