From 23 to 26 January 2023, PIROI – in coordination with Malagasy Red Cross – organised a logistics training course focusing on procedures for procurement and import in emergencies. The course, held in Antananarivo, was attended by 17 participants (9 women and 8 men)...
From 19 to 26 November, PIROI – in coordination with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) – organised a training course for emergency response team members in order to strengthen the teams who are deployed when a crisis or...
On 8 and 9 November, PIROI–French Red Cross invited the members of its disaster risk management programme to Reunion Island. The Presidents and Secretaries-General of the Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies of the Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique,...
Un cyclone est un ensemble de nuages très étendu en forme de disque qui se déplace en tournant sur lui-même. Il naît au-dessus des eaux chaudes tropicales. L’eau chaude des océans est le carburant qui apporte de l’énergie au cyclone. L’air chaud et humide qui s’en...
For the 2022-2023 cyclone season, Météo-France’s Regional Specialised Meteorological Centre (CMRS) forecasts slightly below-normal activity for the south-west Indian Ocean cyclone basin.The season can thus expect between 6 and 10 tropical storms or cyclones, with 3 to...
During the 30th edition of the Grand Raid, the famous ultra-trail of Reunion Island, the volunteers of the French Red Cross were mobilized at the finish line of the race to raise awareness among runners and their supporters about the natural hazards present on the...
