Haiti: Red Cross Red Crescent Prepares for Rainy Season as Earthquake Relief Operation Continues

by Gary Kopycinski on April 9, 2010

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Port-au-Prince/Geneva–(ENEWSPF)–9 April 2010. Three months after the Haiti earthquake on January 12, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is increasing its efforts to assist the extremely vulnerable populations during the rainy season, while continuing to provide emergency relief.

“While the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement has managed to provide shelter materials such as tarpaulins, tents and toolkits to more than 400,000 people, we know that not all…