Stories

From supporting the evacuation of tourists stranded in Milford Sound and providing emotional support to people with flooded homes in Mataura, our disaster response volunteers have had a busy end of summer.

More than 1,800 Red Cross and Red Crescent volunteers are supporting the response to devastating monsoon flooding across India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Red Cross had been working in the Bay of Plenty after the region was hit by severe flooding and the tail end of a cyclone.

Red Cross is responding in Whakatane after severe flooding has forced thousands of people to evacuate.

Medical emergencies can happen at any time – even during a natural disaster. It's something Red Cross volunteers Doug and Gerard found out first hand on the West Coast.

As heavy rains hammered Franz Josef in the early hours of 24 March, and water began to rise, Glenda McLaughlin was safe in bed in Christchurch. As a newly appointed team leader for the Red Cross’ Disaster Welfare and Support Team (DWST), she was soon wide awake with the news that Franz Josef was flooding.

Red Cross has been responding to the severe flooding across the country and has launched an emergency appeal to further help the people hardest hit.