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Video: why we need your help after Hurricane Sandy

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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 significantly affected by the storm. Money raised will be used to address the greatest unmet need. Donate to the British Red Cross Hurricane […]

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How I helped after Hurricane Sandy

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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 I were staying in Upper West Manhattan when the storm came in, and I started to get really nervous. The sky […]

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Cuba interview: being prepared for Hurricane Sandy helped us reduce losses

Haiti: Red Cross canal prevents flood of sewage during Sandy

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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 difference during Hurricane Sandy. Throughout Port-au-Prince there are ‘canals’ for drainage. These are often no more than open sewers that run […]

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Cuba interview: Hurricane Sandy almost wiped out entire communities

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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 Cross resilience advisor Maria Clara Attridge, who recently visited Cuba to see how the Hurricane Sandy relief operation is progressing there. How was the situation […]

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