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Palestine copes with deep freeze
Palestine has grappled with fierce weather since Storm Huda hit the region last Wednesday, bringing heavy snow in Ramallah and flooding in Gaza.
In Gaza's Khan Younis, two-month-old Rafah Ali Abu Assi died due to the freezing temperatures,…
The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge
The ICRC in 2014 – Rising to the challenge. 2014 has been a tough year. New and lasting conflicts, natural disasters and one of the worst epidemics in recent times have pushed people to their limits and beyond.
Norman Atlantic, the gallery of the rescue operations
More than 400 people were rescued yesterday from the Norman Atlantic, the ferry boat on fire in the middle of the Adriatic sea, between Italy and Albania. Here below the images from the stage about the rescue operation, with a particular…
AirAsia QZ8501 flight debries resumed near the island of Borneo
Indonesian officials say that items resembling an emergency slide and plane door have been seen in the search for AirAsia flight QZ8501, according to Agence-France Presse. “We spotted about 10 big objects and many more small…
60.000 evacuated and 1.900 home destroyed in Sri Lanka flood
The Asian Disaster Management Center said that 3 people died and more than 60,000 had to be evacuated to safer locations due to floods and mudslides caused by heavy rains around Sri Lanka, where 15 districts were hit by heavy rain and 1900…
Over 20,000 affected by floods in Malaysia's Kelantan
PASIR MAS: Torrential rains in the north-eastern part of the Malaysian peninsula continued on Monday (Dec 22), as Kelantan suffered what has been dubbed the worst flooding in the past decade.
More than 20,000 affected over the weekend in…
Ebola outbreak: £2.5m UK grant to help children
The UK has announced a £2.5m grant to help children affected by the Ebola outbreak in West Africa.
The money, for charity Unicef, will help those who have "lost family or whose parents are being treated".
Speaking in Sierra Leone,…
17 minutes in the "Da Vinci" Inferno
Over 200 Los Angeles Firefighters battled a dangerous blaze that ripped through a complex of apartments under construction on the 900 block of West Temple Street in downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters first on scene reported several floors…
Blood riders, simply volunteers
The Guardian publish on december, 13th, an interesting article from Sarah Smith.What inspire volunteer life-savers?
Blood Bike, volunteer who must respect speed limits
John Stepney, 56, lives in Drayton Parslow, Buckinghamshire, with his…
From Haiyan to Hagupit - what changed?
MANILA - On the second full day of operations responding to what entered the Philippines as Typhoon Hagupit - since downgraded to a tropical storm - national officials say disaster coordination has improved since last year’s Super Typhoon…