Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (@ICRC) in Libya left Tripoli, according to their own statement on the Twitter micro blog page. “We didn’t want to leave. But as fighting intensified, we couldn’t stand it. We were scared we would be hit by a shell, so we left. We didn’t bring anything.” Escalating…
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Mozambique: floods death toll risen
More than 1 000 people were feared dead in Mozambique four days after a cyclone slammed into the country, submerging entire villages and leaving bodies floating in the floodwaters, the nation’s president said. “It is a real disaster of great proportions,” President Filipe Nyusi said. More than a thousand people are feared to have died…
Red Cross nurse abducted in Mogadishu
The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed the abduction of a nurse in Mogadishu (pictured), at present police, and intelligence agents are working on the case. At present no further information has been released on the circumstances of the incident, police added the nurse is a German citizen. BREAKING: The International Committee of the…
Millions stolen in Ebola epidemic
The Red Cross has confirmed that more than USD 6 million of aid money was lost to fraud and corruption during the Ebola epidemic in West Africa. Auditors found overpriced supplies, salaries for non-existent aid workers and fake customs bills. More than $6 million meant to fight Ebola outbreak in West Africa was stolen through…
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