Humanitarian response to hurricanes Eta and Iota one of the most challenging faced by Central America in decades
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Panama/Geneva, 14 December 2020 – One month after hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Central America and Colombia, affecting more than 7.5 million people, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that millions are still in need of immediate humanitarian support in what has become one of the most challenging disasters faced by the region in recent history.
The IFRC and National Red Cross Societies are currently addressing the most urgent needs of over 100,000 people through seven simultaneous humanitarian operations in Colombia, Belize, Costa Rica, Panamá, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Honduras. The situation is especially severe in Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala, where more than 6 million people have been affected by heavy rains, floods, and landslides. In-depth damage and needs assessments are ongoing but results from all rapi
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Asia-Pacific has faced a record number of climate-related disasters in 2020, affecting tens of millions of vulnerable people already hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Red Cross said on Wednesday. );
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said it had responded to 24 climate-linked crises this year in the world s most disaster-prone region - up from 18 in 2019 - including floods, typhoons, extreme cold and drought. COVID-19 has of course aggravated these impacts, with a taste of the compound shocks we re expecting in a changing climate, Maarten van Aalst, director of the Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
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At least 25 climate-related disasters have hit the Asia-Pacific region in the last 12 months, marking the highest number of such incidents in a year in more than a century, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Wednesday.
Record number of climate disasters hit Asia-Pacific in 2020: Red Cross 1 minute read
Bangkok, Dec 16 (efe-epa).- At least 25 climate-related disasters have hit the Asia-Pacific region in the last 12 months, marking the highest number of such incidents in a year in more than a century, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said on Wednesday.
Floods, typhoons, droughts and extremely cold temperatures are some examples of these disasters, to which the Red Cross has responded by sending aid, according to a statement by the humanitarian organization.
“This record-breaking number of climate disasters reinforces in blunt terms what was revealed in the IFRC 2020 World Disaster Report – that more volatile weather is bringing more climate related disasters,” said the non profit’s IFRC Emergency Operations Manager Jessica Letch.