This page is available in Welsh (Cymraeg). Flooding can pose a danger to yourself, your family, and your property. Millions of people in the UK live and work in areas at risk of flooding. Some people ...

Find out how to prepare for a storm or thunderstorm, what to do if you’re inside, outside, on water or driving, and what to do afterwards. Storms in the UK can wreak havoc, causing power cuts and ...

From smallpox to Covid-19, we have played an essential role in vaccination campaigns to prevent diseases and improve public health. Smallpox was a highly infectious and deadly disease that was endemic ...

A Red Cross nurse deployed to Gaza speaks about her time working at the field hospital in Rafah. Learn more about the ...

On 10 September 2023, unprecedented flooding in Libya was caused by Storm Daniel and the collapse of two dams near the city of Derna. Five thousand people are believed to have died, with a further ...

Get help from the British Red Cross. We’re here to provide practical, local and emotional support – whoever and wherever you are. Our humanitarian movement helps people most in need in the UK and 190 ...

Recovering from a short-term injury, operation or illness? Having trouble getting around? The Red Cross believes that everybody who needs a mobility aid, including a wheelchair, should be able to get ...

Over the past few months, Pakistan has faced severe monsoon flooding. The rains have caused widespread damage and are expected to continue. The Pakistan Red Crescent has been working hard to respond ...

This page is available in other languages. The British Red Cross is the UK's largest independent provider of services and support for refugees and people seeking asylum. We help refugees from all ...

“We welcome the focus on health inequalities and neighbourhood health centres. Our teams see first-hand how wider social factors affect people's health. We have taken people home from hospital to ...

Magen David Adom in Israel and the Iranian Red Crescent Society are helping people caught up in hostilities in the region. In recent days, civilians have been caught up in hostilities, with around 500 ...

Responding to the Government's plans to end the use of hotels for people seeking asylum by the end of this Parliament, Mubeen Bhutta, Director of Policy for the British Red Cross, said: 'Housing ...