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• Searchers in Ecuador locate crashed Venezuelan cargo jet, victims

  - 2008-08-31

  QUITO AFP — Search teams recovered the wreckage of a missing Venezuelan cargo jet that crashed in the mountains of southern Ecuador and the remains of the aircraft's three crew members, Red Cross spokeswoman Cristina Medina said. The plane, which went missing Saturday, was found in a mountainous area...

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• Red Cross moves aid into southern Philippines after Muslim clashes

  - 2008-08-14

  COTABATO CITY, Philippines AFP — The Red Cross began moving aid into the southern Philippines on Friday in a major relief effort three days after government forces expelled Muslim insurgents who had stormed the area. As some residents trickled back to their deserted villages, the National Disaster Coordinating Council...

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• Aid groups fear worsening of humanitarian crisis in Iraq

  - 2008-03-28

  GENEVA AFP — The United Nations Children's Fund, the Red Cross and the International Organisation for Migration expressed concern Friday about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Iraq after recent military operations. "The population was not expecting this, they didn't build up any food stocks. There is also a problem...

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• Aid groups warn of looming Kenyan humanitarian crisis

  - 2008-01-06

  NAIROBI AFP — Aid groups on Sunday warned of a looming humanitarian emergency after post-election violence in Kenya as teams struggled to access tens of thousands of displaced civilians across the country. With widespread insecurity and supplies close to depletion, field teams said their worst fears were mainly for...

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• Saudi leads relief efforts for cyclone-hit Bangladesh

  - 2007-11-19

  RIYADH AFP — Oil-rich Saudi Arabia led relief efforts for cyclone victims in Bangladesh Monday, pledging 100 million dollars in aid as US ships powered to the disaster zone with dozens of helicopters for evacuations. Saudi King Abdullah also ordered the dispatch of food, medical and other relief assistance...

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• Red Cross stops search for DR Congo plane crash victims

  - 2007-10-06

  KINSHASA AFP — The Red Cross in Democratic Republic of Congo said Saturday it has given up searching for victims of a plane crash which killed at least 50 people, although it remains on hand to treat the injured. "We have scoured the area and we don't think we...

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• Aid appeal for flood-hit Africa as cholera looms

  - 2007-09-21

  KAMPALA AFP — Aid agencies appealed for funds Friday to tackle floods that have swept across at least 18 African countries, killing close to 300 already and heightening the risks of disease outbreaks. The torrential rains and floods that have ravaged sub-Saharan Africa from the Atlantic coast to the...

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• 'Massive' aid needed for African floods: Red Cross

  - 2007-09-21

  GENEVA AFP — The Red Cross warned Friday that a massive aid effort is needed to cope with floods in 18 countries across Africa that have already affected at least 1.5 million people and killed nearly 300. The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said that...

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• NKorea seeks even expired drugs from South

  - 2007-07-10

  SEOUL AFP — Impoverished North Korea has appealed for drugs including those past their expiry date to combat disease outbreaks, a South Korean trade body said Wednesday. The Korea Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association said the North's Red Cross in a February letter had requested drugs to treat tuberculosis and pneumonia,...

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• Australia, US give aid for Indonesia flood victims

  - 2007-02-05

  JAKARTA AFP — Australia and the United States provided emergency relief for victims of floods that have displaced some 340,000 people in the Indonesian capital. Australia's contribution of 150,000 Australian dollars (117,000 US) would provide thousands of emergency food parcels and hygiene kits to be distributed by the Indonesian...

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