Au printemps 2018, tout comme des milliers d’autres personnes habitant le long du fleuve Saint-Jean, au Nouveau-Brunswick, Bessie et Ray Froud ont dû quitter leur domicile pour se mettre à l’abri de la crue des eaux. N’ayant nulle part où aller, ils se sont tournés vers la Croix-Rouge canadienne; tous deux ont pu être hébergés pendant les trois semaines qu’a duré leur évacuation.
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Recently, I had a couple panic-inducing situations with my five-year-old nephew where I was very glad I had the Canadian Red Cross First Aid app on my phone. It helped mitigate some natural-born panic and saved my nephew some pain since my natural instincts were in direct opposition to what I should do to properly care for him.
The Red Cross field hospital in Mozambique has opened a specialized malaria treatment centre to support people affected by Cyclone Idai. This is in addition to the existing cholera treatment unit that has been operating at the Nhamatanda rural hospital since early April.
Lorsqu’une catastrophe d’une envergure comparable aux inondations printanières actuelles se produit, il s’agit d’une situation très stressante pour les sinistrés. Les personnes qui vivent une situation de crise sont susceptibles de ressentir un niveau de stress très élevé, et il est important de se rappeler qu’une telle réaction est tout à fait habituelle dans les circonstances.
In the spring of 2018, Bessie Froud and her husband Ray had to evacuate as flood waters inundated their home. Having no place to go, it was the Canadian Red Cross that arranged accommodation during the three weeks they were evacuated.
Getting a field hospital from Canada to Nhamatanda in Mozambique on the east coast of Africa is no simple task. Few people understand this challenge better than Garth Tohms, a Canadian Red Cross logistics aid worker.
« Je suis bénévole pour aider les autres. Moi, j’ai du temps à donner. Quand les gens repartent la tête un peu plus haute, je sens que j’ai tout donné »