In a release published on 13 October and datelined 12 October, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) estimated that 38,000 people, including 8,300 children, needed humanitarian assistance after the 9 October earthquake in Panama. Hundreds of people in central Panama are still unable to return home as aftershocks continue. By 12 October, Panama's…
ACTIVE RESPONSE · UNICEF ESTIMATES 38,000 PEOPLE IN NEED · 598 PEOPLE IN SHELTERS
Since 23 July 2021, heavy rains have been reported in several provinces of Panama, causing severe flooding, especially in the Province of Bocas del Toro (Changuinola; Almirante and Chiriquí Grande), Chiriquí, and NabeBuglé. According to preliminary data from the National Civil Protection System (SINAPROC)2 , 35 communi
One month after hurricanes Eta and Iota hit Central America and Colombia, affecting more than 7.5 million people, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) warns that millions are still in need of immediate humanitarian support in what has become one of the most challenging disasters faced by the region in recent…
Panama/Geneva, 10 November 2020 – The national, regional, and global resources of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) are being mobilized as the full, destructive picture of Eta begins to emerge across Central America. According to Red Cross assessments, more than 2.5 million people from Panama to Belize have been…