At least 15 people have died in parts of central and southern Yemen after heavy summer rains triggered flash flooding, sweeping away dozens of cars and wrecking homes in the crisis-hit country, according to local officials and residents. Torrential rains destroyed several homes in Jibla, some 6km from the central[…]
Around 70 sub-Saharan African migrants crossed the razor-wire-topped fence separating northern Morocco from the Spanish enclave of Ceuta on Tuesday, leaving 14 people hospitalised, the Red Cross said. Local police said 200 people rushed the border in a bid to reach Europe. Around 60 managed to enter the territory and[…]
The Syrian army said on Thursday it had retaken full control of Aleppo, scoring its biggest victory against opposition forces since the civil war erupted in 2011. The announcement came after an evacuation deal that put an end to a ferocious months-long offensive waged on east Aleppo by forces loyal[…]
More than 150 people are feared dead after they were buried under two landslides in central Sri Lanka, disaster officials said on Wednesday. Rescue workers recovered 19 bodies after the landslides caused by days of heavy rains, government officials said. About 350 people were plucked to safety during rescue operations[…]
The long wait for life-changing paediatric procedures is being shortened thanks to an initiative by the Red Cross Children’s Hospital. The annual Weekend Waiting List Initiative aims to ensure that an extra day is added to the hospital’s operating schedule. This would significantly decrease waiting lists for general paediatric surgery;[…]
Two Red Cross employees were shot dead in the northern Yemeni province of Amran by an unknown attacker on Wednesday, the international aid group said, in a rare case of violence against humanitarian workers in a five-month war. The pair were Yemeni nationals and were returning from aid work in[…]
A group of Good Samaritans from Cape Town rallied together to raise half a million rand for humanitarian agency Gift of the Givers (GOTG) for their continuous work in Gaza. An impressive amount of R520 000 was collected by the Muslim Association of the Red Cross Hospital (March) and was[…]
Saudi-led air strikes against Houthi rebel targets have continued unabated in Yemen, hours after the Red Cross called for a 24-hour ceasefire to give aid workers a chance to address the growing crisis in the country. The aerial bombardment, which reportedly focused on the capital Sanaa, came as the United[…]
Capetonians can start getting into shape for the annual 10km Big Walk, the largest community walk, to take place on Sunday 1 March 2015 at the Green Point Track in Cape Town. The fundraising event will now be called the Sunfoil 10km Big Walk, after a new title sponsor came[…]
At least 36 people are feared dead after gunmen staged a fresh attack on a quarry in northeast Kenya, the Red Cross said Tuesday, the latest in a series of attacks. The incident Monday night took place some 15 kilometres (10 miles) from the remote town of Mandera and close[…]
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