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American Red Cross Post Response Southeast Asia - Typhoon Ketsana
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Southeast Asia – Typhoon Ketsana
Response
September 30, 2009
September 30, 2009
Philippine National Red Cross
• Thousands of volunteers from the Philippine
National Red Cross are working
around the clock. Search and rescue operations have finished, and
volunteers are now performing disaster assessments and providing shelter
and relief to affected families.
around the clock. Search and rescue operations have finished, and
volunteers are now performing disaster assessments and providing shelter
and relief to affected families.
• Of the 571 evacuation centers being operated
in the Philippines, the
Philippine National Red Cross is managing 165 evacuation centers to serve
up to 150,000 people with food and shelter. The centers are providing meals,
blankets and comfort items after flash floods suddenly inundated homes and
neighborhoods.
Philippine National Red Cross is managing 165 evacuation centers to serve
up to 150,000 people with food and shelter. The centers are providing meals,
blankets and comfort items after flash floods suddenly inundated homes and
neighborhoods.
• Philippine National Red Cross water search
and rescue teams acted to save
people stranded on rooftops and high walls. Using boats, the 20 specially-
trained teams brought more than 400 people to Red Cross evacuation
centers in Manila and Benguet.
people stranded on rooftops and high walls. Using boats, the 20 specially-
trained teams brought more than 400 people to Red Cross evacuation
centers in Manila and Benguet.
Vietnam National Red Cross
• The Vietnam National Red Cross assisted in
evacuating 167,000 people from
flood-prone areas prior to the storm’s landfall.
flood-prone areas prior to the storm’s landfall.
• In addition, thousands of volunteers have
been mobilized to carry out damage
assessments and to provide food and water to those affected.
assessments and to provide food and water to those affected.
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies’ Asia
Pacific Disaster Management Unit is working with the Philippine National Red
Cross and Vietnam National Red Cross to coordinate response actions for the
global Red Cross network.
Pacific Disaster Management Unit is working with the Philippine National Red
Cross and Vietnam National Red Cross to coordinate response actions for the
global Red Cross network.
You can help the victims of countless crises around
the world each year by
making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response
Fund, which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through
supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need. The
American Red Cross honors donor intent. If donors wish to designate
specifically to “Typhoons and Floods in Southeast Asia,” the American Red
Cross will honor their intent. To make a designated gift, donors will need to call
1-800-REDCROSS OR 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). At this time, designated
gifts cannot be made online at www.redcross.org. Designated gifts can also be
mailed to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013
or to the Hawaii State Chapter at 4155 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI
96816.
making a financial gift to the American Red Cross International Response
Fund, which will provide immediate relief and long-term support through
supplies, technical assistance and other support to help those in need. The
American Red Cross honors donor intent. If donors wish to designate
specifically to “Typhoons and Floods in Southeast Asia,” the American Red
Cross will honor their intent. To make a designated gift, donors will need to call
1-800-REDCROSS OR 1-800-257-7575 (Spanish). At this time, designated
gifts cannot be made online at www.redcross.org. Designated gifts can also be
mailed to the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37243, Washington, D.C. 20013
or to the Hawaii State Chapter at 4155 Diamond Head Road, Honolulu, HI
96816.
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