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Civil Protection and Civil Defence are the central pillar against natural disasters, catastrophes and emergencies. Volunteers and professionals involved in the resiliency systems need the information to perform better in big emergencies.
Haiti, people without water and medical care due to the earthquake: the Red Cross appeals
Water and medical care for the population of Haiti: more than a month after the devastating earthquake (7.2 magnitude) struck Haiti on 14 August, the country's emergency is far from over
Civil Protection in Russia: the EMERCOM employees rescued a killer whale stranded in the bay
A curious but beautiful episode happened in Magadan, Russia: a baby orca was stranded in Gertner Bay, on the closest side of Russia to Japan, and was about to die
Earthquake in Haiti: Air Force aircraft deliver humanitarian aid to the affected population
Earthquake in Haiti. A KC-767A transport aircraft from the 14th Air Force Wing took off on the morning of Sunday 12 September from the military airport of Pratica di Mare (RM) for Port-au-Prince (Haiti), to provide support to the population…
Russia, 6,000 people involved in the largest rescue and emergency exercise carried out in the Arctic
Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, which oversees the body that in other countries corresponds to the Civil Defence, has organised a maxi-exercise involving around 6,000 people in the Arctic
Mexico, 7.1 magnitude earthquake in Acapulco: great fear and at least one victim
An earthquake measuring 7.1 in Acapulco was felt in the capital, Mexico City. At the moment, no serious damage has been reported
Afghanistan, thousands of refugees hosted by Red Cross centre in Italy
Civil Defence of the Red Cross: about 2,000 people fleeing Afghanistan will be transferred in these days to the COE - Centro Operativo Emergenze (Emergency Operations Centre) of the Italian Red Cross in Avezzano. The operation is under the…
Haiti, earthquake response efforts continue: UN and UNICEF actions
Earthquake in Haiti, UN and UNICEF actions: the latest tolls as a result of the earthquake in Haiti this past weekend have risen to more than 2,100 dead and more than 9,900 people injured. Search-and-rescue operations are still ongoing
Earthquake in Haiti, more than 1,300 dead. Save the Children: "Hurry up, help the children"
Haiti has been hit by a terrible earthquake: Save the Children is on the front line to respond to the population's most urgent needs as tropical storm Grace approaches the island
Haiti: a 7.2 magnitude earthquake devastates the country. Civil Defence: at least 225 dead
Haiti has suffered a devastating new blow: a magnitude 7.2 earthquake has caused death and destruction everywhere. The Haitian Civil Defence revealed this
The Marcinelle tragedy, 65 years after the mining accident that cost 262 lives
Tragedy of Marcinelle: 136 Italians died in the Bois du Cazier coal mine in Belgium on 8 August 1956