15 03 2017 | 2017, Disaster Response, Madagascar, French Red Cross, Malagasy Red Cross
On March 7, 2017, Intense Tropical Cyclone Enawo made landfall on Madagascar at full strength, traversing the island from north to south. The cyclone particularly impacted the districts of Antahala (Sava), Maroantsetra (Analanjirofo), Brickaville (Atsinanana) and...
28 04 2016 | 2016, Mauritius, Disaster Response, Mauritius Red Cross
As part of Mauritius Red Cross Society’s capacity building programme ‘Building safer and more resilient communities in Mauritius and Rodrigues islands’, PIROI supported the former’s ‘Cyclone’ simulation exercise in Mauritius from 21 to 23/04/16. The three-day exercise...
3 03 2016 | 2016, Disaster Response, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross
Following the latest field assessments, Malagasy Red Cross is building shelters and distributing basic necessities to help those affected by recent flooding. Between 18th January and 3rd February 2016 north-west Madagascar was hit by heavy rain, which led to...
9 11 2015 | 2015, Disaster Response, Health Risks, Tanzania, Tanzania Red Cross
The cholera outbreak declared by the Tanzanian government in July 2015 has continued to spread throughout the nation. Dar-es-Salaam has seen the most cholera victims: 3,106 cumulative cases as of 22nd October 2015, out of a total of 4,220 cases in the whole country....
13 04 2015 | 2015, Disaster Response, Madagascar, Malagasy Red Cross
Nairobi/Antananarivo, 8 April 2015 – With consistent heavy rainfall leaving tens of thousands of families displaced in Madagascar, the Malagasy Red Cross Society, with the support of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and other...
