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Haiti video: tremendous response from around the world

By Katrina Crew
January 22, 2010 at 5:00 pm

There’s been an outpouring of support for survivors of last week’s earthquake in Haiti from people around the world.

The British Red Cross is part of a family of Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies. There’s a Red Cross or Red Crescent in 186 countries. That means when a disaster happens, local volunteers are almost always among the first responders.

Haitian Red Cross volunteers set up first aid posts right after the earthquake. Their homes may have been destroyed, their families may be missing or dead, but they are still working round the clock to help their communities.

This video shows how the massive family of Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers and staff around the world is supporting them and other earthquake survivors. Above all, all this is only possible through the generous donations that are coming from people around the world.

Image ©  Talia Frenkel/American Red Cross

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Tags: emergency response, emergency response unit, ERU, Haiti, Haiti earthquake, haiti earthquake appeal, sanitation, video, water and sanitation

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