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The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. They provide shelter, food, health and mental health services to help people recover.
Active Missions
6 missions
Russia-Ukraine WarActiveCritical
UkraineFeb 202217,600,000 affected
US-Israel War on IranActiveCritical
Multiple ProvincesFeb 20263,200,000 affected
2026 DRC Ebola OutbreakActiveCritical
Ituri, North Kivu & Northeastern DRCMay 20269,500+ affected
Northern Ethiopia WarActiveCritical
Tigray, Afar & AmharaSep 2026150,000+ affected
Yemen Conflict EscalationActiveCritical
Taiz, the West Coast, Lahj, Aden, Abyan & MaribSep 2026250,000+ affected
Hurricane IsaiasActiveMajor
Florida Panhandle, Alabama, Georgia and the CarolinasOct 2026900,000+ affected
Past Missions
90 missions
Australia Black Summer BushfiresResolvedWildfire
New South Wales, Victoria & South AustraliaSep 2019 — Mar 202010,000,000 affected
COVID-19 PandemicResolvedPandemic
GlobalJan 2020 — May 2023770,000,000 affected
Hurricane LauraResolvedHurricane
Louisiana & TexasAug 2020 — Nov 2020600,000 affected
Western Europe FloodsResolvedFlood
Germany, Belgium & NetherlandsJul 2021 — Sep 2021180,000 affected
Hurricane IdaResolvedHurricane
Louisiana & Northeastern USAug 2021 — Oct 20212,500,000 affected
Kentucky Tornado OutbreakResolvedTornado
Kentucky, Arkansas, Illinois, Tennessee & MissouriDec 2021 — Feb 2022500,000 affected
Typhoon Rai (Odette)ResolvedTyphoon
Visayas & MindanaoDec 2021 — Mar 20223,900,000 affected
Hurricane IanResolvedHurricane
Southwest FloridaSep 2022 — Dec 20224,500,000 affected
Türkiye EarthquakeResolvedEarthquake
Southern Turkey & Northern SyriaFeb 2023 — Jun 202315,000,000 affected
Maui WildfiresResolvedWildfire
Lahaina, MauiAug 2023 — Oct 202312,000 affected
Texas WildfiresResolvedWildfire
Texas PanhandleFeb 2024 — Mar 2024150,000 affected
Hurricane BerylResolvedHurricane
Eastern CaribbeanJun 2024 — Jul 20242,000,000 affected
Hurricane Helene & MiltonResolvedHurricane
Florida & North CarolinaSep 2024 — Nov 20246,000,000 affected
Hurricane HeleneRecoveryHurricane
Florida & Western North CarolinaSep 2024 — Nov 20246 million affected
LA County WildfiresRecoveryWildfire
Los Angeles CountyJan 2025 — Feb 2025380,000 affected
US TornadoesResolvedTornado
Missouri & Central USMar 2025 — Apr 2025320,000 affected
Texas FloodingResolvedFlood
Kerr CountyJul 2025 — Jul 202585,000 affected
Alaska TyphoonResolvedHurricane
Yukon-Kuskokwim DeltaOct 2025 — Nov 202545,000 affected
Hurricane MelissaRecoveryHurricane
Jamaica, Haiti, Dominican Republic & CubaOct 2025 — Nov 20251,200,000 affected
Mozambique FloodsRecoveryFlood
Gaza, Maputo, Inhambane, Sofala & Zambézia ProvincesJan 2026800,000+ affected
South Africa FloodsResolvedFlood
Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Eastern Cape and North West provincesJan 20261,000,000+ affected
Winter Storm FernResolvedWinter Storm
Southeast & Central USJan 2026 — Feb 202650,000,000 affected
Colombia FloodsResolvedFlood
Córdoba & Northern ColombiaJan 2026 — Apr 2026300,000 affected
Cyclone GezaniRecoveryCyclone
Toamasina Province, Eastern CoastFeb 2026478,000 affected
Northeast BlizzardResolvedWinter Storm
Northeast USFeb 2026 — Mar 2026200 million affected
Southern Plains WildfiresResolvedWildfire
Oklahoma, Kansas & Texas PanhandleFeb 2026 — Mar 2026100,000 affected
Ecuador Floods & LandslidesResolvedFlood
Multiple ProvincesMar 2026 — Jul 2026110,875 affected
Hawaii Kona Low FloodingRecoveryFlood
Oahu, Maui & MolokaiMar 2026200,000 affected
Kenya FloodsResolvedFlood
Multiple CountiesMar 2026 — Jul 2026150,000 affected
Malawi FloodsResolvedFlood
Southern Region — Chikwawa, Zomba, Phalombe, Machinga, Mangochi and 24 additional councilsMar 2026 — Sep 2026310,000+ affected
Nebraska WildfiresResolvedWildfire
Western NebraskaMar 2026 — Mar 202650,000 affected
March 2026 Tornado OutbreakResolvedTornado
Indiana, Illinois, Oklahoma & MichiganMar 2026 — Mar 2026500,000 affected
Vanuatu EarthquakeResolvedEarthquake
Sanma Province, Espiritu SantoMar 2026 — Jul 202630,000 affected
Afghanistan Floods & EarthquakeRecoveryFlood
Multiple ProvincesMar 202630,000 affected
Angola Floods & LandslidesRecoveryFlood
Luanda, Benguela & Central ProvincesApr 2026220,000 affected
2026 Southern China FloodsResolvedFlood
Guangxi, Guangdong, Jiangxi & Hunan ProvincesApr 2026 — Aug 2026110,000+ affected
Cyclone MailaRecoveryCyclone
Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea & BougainvilleApr 2026100,000 affected
Tropical Cyclone VaianuRecoveryCyclone
Fiji & New ZealandApr 20265,000 affected
Dagestan & Chechnya FloodsResolvedFlood
Dagestan & Chechnya, North CaucasusApr 2026 — Oct 20261,500,000 affected
Dominican Republic FloodsResolvedFlood
National (28 of 32 provinces)Apr 2026 — May 20261,000,000 affected
Haiti Northwest FloodsResolvedFlood
Nord-Ouest DepartmentApr 2026 — Aug 202612,500 affected
North Maluku EarthquakeResolvedEarthquake
North Maluku & ManadoApr 2026 — Apr 202610,000 affected
2026 Sanriku EarthquakeResolvedEarthquake
Sanriku Coast, Iwate PrefectureApr 2026 — Apr 2026175,000 affected
April 2026 Midwest Tornado OutbreakResolvedTornado
Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri & MichiganApr 2026 — May 2026500,000 affected
2026 Wellington FloodsResolvedFlood
Wellington RegionApr 2026 — Aug 2026Thousands affected
North Texas Tornado OutbreakResolvedTornado
Runaway Bay, Springtown & Mineral Wells, TexasApr 2026 — May 2026Thousands affected
2026 Enid, Oklahoma EF-4 TornadoResolvedTornado
Enid, Garfield CountyApr 2026 — May 2026Hundreds affected
Georgia & Florida WildfiresResolvedWildfire
Southeast Georgia & Northeast FloridaApr 2026 — Apr 2026Thousands affected
Typhoon SinlakuRecoveryTyphoon
Guam, Northern Mariana Islands & ChuukApr 2026200,000 affected
Guangxi EarthquakeResolvedEarthquake
Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous RegionMay 2026 — Sep 20267,000+ affected
South Africa Western Cape FloodsResolvedFlood
Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Free State and MpumalangaMay 2026 — Sep 202650,000+ affected
Syria Euphrates River FloodsRecoveryFlood
Raqqa and Deir el-Zour, SyriaMay 202614,000 affected
Assam FloodsRecoveryFlood
Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Lakhimpur, Chirang and Nalbari districts, AssamJun 2026700,000+ affected
Babylon FireRecoveryWildfire
San Juan County, UtahJun 20262,000+ affected
Colorado WildfiresRecoveryWildfire
Western & Southern ColoradoJun 202610,000+ affected
Cottonwood FireResolvedWildfire
Beaver & Piute Counties, UtahJun 2026 — Oct 20265,000+ affected
Ghana FloodsRecoveryFlood
Accra and Southern GhanaJun 2026100,000+ affected
Mindanao EarthquakeRecoveryEarthquake
MindanaoJun 2026736,000+ affected
Palu EarthquakeResolvedEarthquake
Palu, Central SulawesiJun 2026 — Jun 20265,700+ affected
Tropical Storm JangmiResolvedTyphoon
Okinawa, Kyushu, and WakayamaJun 2026400,000 affected
Typhoon MekkhalaResolvedTyphoon
Southern Taiwan and Western JapanJun 20267,200,000 affected
Venezuela EarthquakesRecoveryEarthquake
La Guaira and Northern VenezuelaJun 2026500,000+ affected
Algeria WildfiresRecoveryWildfire
Jijel, Béjaïa, Tizi Ouzou, Annaba & El TarfJul 202615,000 affected
Almería WildfireRecoveryWildfire
Los Gallardos, Sierra de Los Filabres, AlmeríaJul 2026500+ affected
Bangladesh FloodsRecoveryFlood
Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachhari, Moulvibazar and HabiganjJul 20261,100,000+ affected
Central Texas Flash FloodsRecoveryFlood
Uvalde, Bexar, Travis and Kerr countiesJul 2026100,000+ affected
Chiapas EarthquakeRecoveryEarthquake
Off the Pacific Coast of ChiapasJul 2026700,000+ affected
Chile Storms & FloodsRecoveryFlood
Biobío, La Araucanía, Los Ríos, Los Lagos, and Coquimbo regionsJul 2026260,000+ affected
Chongqing LandslideRecoveryGeneral
Pengshui County, ChongqingJul 20261,100+ affected
Gironde WildfireRecoveryWildfire
Le Porge, GirondeJul 2026220,000 affected
Greece WildfiresRecoveryWildfire
Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia & AtticaJul 202610,000+ affected
Himachal Pradesh FloodsResolvedFlood
Kangra, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla, Chamba, Lahaul-Spiti and Kinnaur districts, Himachal PradeshJun 2026 — Oct 202650,000+ affected
Hubei Tornado and Severe StormsRecoveryTornado
Huangshi, Huanggang, Ezhou & Xianning, Hubei ProvinceJul 202614,600+ affected
Kyushu FloodsRecoveryFlood
Kyushu RegionJul 2026360,000+ affected
Maharashtra FloodsRecoveryFlood
Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Pune, Nashik, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts, MaharashtraJul 2026100,000+ affected
Missouri Flash FloodsRecoveryFlood
Reynolds, Iron and Crawford countiesJul 20265,000+ affected
Portugal WildfiresRecoveryWildfire
Vouzela, Viseu District & Central PortugalJul 20265,000+ affected
Rohingya Camp LandslidesRecoveryFlood
Ukhiya and Kutupalong refugee camps, Cox's BazarJul 20263,200+ affected
Southern France WildfiresRecoveryWildfire
Marseille, Aude & VarJul 20265,000+ affected
Costa Brava & Catalonia WildfiresRecoveryWildfire
La Bisbal d'Empordà, Girona (Costa Brava)Jul 202612,000+ affected
Super Typhoon BaviRecoveryTyphoon
Guam, Rota, Tinian & SaipanJul 2026170,000 affected
Typhoon MaysakRecoveryTyphoon
Hainan, Guangxi & Northern VietnamJul 20261.65 million affected
Colombia EarthquakeRecoveryEarthquake
Valle del Cauca, Risaralda, Chocó, Caldas and QuindíoAug 2026466,000+ affected
Flores EarthquakeRecoveryEarthquake
Flores, East Nusa Tenggara (Manggarai, West and East Manggarai, Ngada, Nagekeo, Ende and Sikka) & BimaAug 2026188,000+ affected
Hurricane LalaRecoveryHurricane
Kaʻū District, Hawaiʻi Island; Oahu and MauiAug 2026200,000+ affected
Indiana Derecho and FloodsRecoveryFlood
Northwest and east-central IndianaAug 202635,000+ households affected
Nepal–Tibet FloodsRecoveryFlood
Rasuwa, Nuwakot, Dhading, Gorkha and Chitwan districts, Nepal, and Gyirong County, TibetAug 202693,000+ affected
Philippines Monsoon FloodsRecoveryFlood
Luzon, including Metro Manila, Rizal, Bulacan, Central Luzon and BenguetAug 20269.6 million affected
Spokane Area FiresRecoveryWildfire
Spokane and Airway Heights, Spokane and Stevens countiesAug 202665,000+ affected
Hurricane LowellRecoveryHurricane
Kauaʻi, Niʻihau, Oahu and LanaiSep 202633,000+ affected
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