Hurricane Sandy: why it was so damaging for Caribbean communities
Across the world, people have seen the images of devastation from New York and America’s Atlantic coast. But, before Hurricane Sandy even hit the United States, it caused widespread destruction across...
View ArticleVideo: why we need your help after Hurricane Sandy
Hurricane Sandy has left thousands of people homeless in Cuba, Haiti, Jamaica, the Dominican Republic and the USA. The British Red Cross is calling for funds to help countries that have been...
View ArticleHow I helped after Hurricane Sandy
British Red Cross volunteer Ines Rocha Mohwinckel (37) was stranded in New York when Hurricane Sandy struck – so immediately pitched in to help with the relief effort. Here’s her story. My husband and...
View ArticleIn pictures: Red Cross responds to Hurricane Sandy
By now, many people will be familiar with pictures of the damage caused by Hurricane Sandy – flooded streets, smashed houses, ruined crops and felled trees. What you might not yet have seen are the...
View ArticleCuba interview: being prepared for Hurricane Sandy helped us reduce losses
Cuba was one of the places worst affected by Hurricane Sandy. Dr. Luis Foyo Ceballos, the director general of the Cuban Red Cross, talks about how they are responding to the disaster. What has been the...
View ArticleHaiti: Red Cross canal prevents flood of sewage during Sandy
A guest post by Adrian Thomas, our head of media and external relations, who recently visited Haiti. There, he discovered how a project helping people recover from the 2010 earthquake also made a huge...
View ArticleCuba interview: Hurricane Sandy almost wiped out entire communities
In late October 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused extensive flooding, damaged buildings and infrastructure and left thousands of people homeless in the Caribbean and United States. I spoke to British Red...
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