richard gordon is on the line now — he chairs the philippine red cross.ry busy indeed. this isa sure you are very busy indeed. this is a huge amount to deal with. what are you facing here? well, first of all it is kind of difficult, firstly it is christmas, there are people who are stranded, you have to support them, and then you have to bring the goods that you have to deliver into several provinces which have been affected. things are very ha rd to have been affected. things are very hard to come by. a lot of people have lost their homes. and they need food, they need hot meals. we are serving hot meals. it is hard enough. we're trying to do that. and then the power has been affected. there is a complete blackout in several areas, that should be solved in the next two or three weeks. the water has been interrupted in certain areas. there are an awful lot of things to be done, while the rescue phase is over. we now come in with our support in terms of relief, food, water. we have a lot of first aid. and certainly our doctors will support those. those who

generally the red cross will manage the shelter or the jurisdiction. here in san francisco, we do a hybrid management structure. we work hand in hand to manage the shelter. the human services agency works regularly with the red cross to activate fire shelters for people that are displaced here in san francisco and we do it the same way. these small events really help us in having smooth operations within this shelter space. it's fantastic. we cooperated the shelter space. we established field coordination in the shelter. we had the agencies come and coordinate with us. that's when we collaborated around logistics and operations. what we need, what we have, and were there unmet needs that we had to identify. then we all went up to our individual area. we as a.r.c. up to their headquarters, and so we were able to work that through. this is a model i'm hoping we will keep using, and continue to use as we move forward. it works really well and it was great to have so many eyes at the shelter level. we demobilized on friday, november 1st. two notes on demob

now earlier we spoke to richard gordon of the philippine red cross he told us about the aftermath of the storm so far and how those affected by the powerful type of typhoon are dealing with it people are beginning to go back to their role. and after the onslaught of the typhoon last night and the other night but really a lot of people have lost their homes. the people in the coastal areas. really got walloped their houses ramshackle homes so totally destroyed their hoosier run away their walls are blown away and so a lot of people will have to do without and that's why we're addressing that by providing carpooling children kids to the folks out there also they would need food because everything that they have their quote. sunday identify cooking utensils. there without that so different to make an impact with their questions because right. trucks that provide the ready made meals so again this is going to be a recurring problem of this but we don't have enough right the way we're trying to bring in all the food stuff that we can bring including i'm sure it's ripping to imagine your h

it's made possible with financing from the international committee of the red cross. they also fund a prosthetics workshop in the tenach and train its staff. the organization stepped in to help in 2012 when getting the south was going through a period of political turmoil. the center originally opened to the 1980 s. at this time most patients were amputees who'd been injured in the country's war of independence. today many of the artificial limbs are still made for patients who died by landmines left over from conflicts in neighboring countries. now though patients are just as likely to have lost limbs through traffic accidents and like this man diabetes a condition staff say is increasing because of poverty and bad diet. programs in the place it started with the. and then there would became gangrenous i came to the hospital and the amputee to below the knee and then the same thing happened to the other leg. well. whatever the cause of the disability doctors say that goal is to help patients start moving again so that they can continue their lives. now traditional hea

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that was richard gordon from the red cross in the sailplane. communities across asia are marking the 15th anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami on the morning of december 26th 2004 a 9 point one magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that hit coastlines across the region the disaster killed more than 200000 people in thailand people place flowers at a memorial to the victims of the tsunami in the village of cam that village was the worst hit place in thailand with at least 1400 people who died there. sri lanka's eastern coast was hit especially hard more than 10000 people died in the southern un potter region. can die a solvent yohji who looks out over the indian ocean nearly every day. and deterred by 15 years ago when she lost almost her entire family to the massive tsunami. only a little bit good if not good all 9 of us lived near the beach so many tonight when i think about the children i get very sad i only managed to save one little girl that i never saw the of us again when i got back at my house was destroyed. i. can die and now sha

and earlier we spoke to richard gordon of the philippine red cross and he told us about the aftermath of the storm so far and how those affected by the powerful typhoon are dealing with it people are beginning to go back to their own. and after the parks a lot of the guys who were last night. but really are there are a lot of people that walk. the people in the coastal areas the really. while of their houses their ramshackle homes so totally destroyed their hoosier blown away their walls are blown away and so a lot of people will have to do without and that's why we're addressing that by providing heartfully and shelter cage to the folks out there also they would need food because everything that they have the coach sunday i didn't like cooking utensils. there without them so the personal impact of that question because. trucks that provide the ready made meals so again this is going to be a recurring problem of we don't have enough trucks for right the way we're trying to bring in all the food stuff that we can bring including i'm sure it's creeping kinch imagine your home being blow

that was richard gordon of the red cross in the philippines for communities across asia are marking the 15th anniversary of the indian ocean tsunami on the morning of december 26th 2004 a 9 point one magnitude earthquake triggered a powerful ocean wave that hit coastlines across a vast area the disaster killed more than 200000 people. in thailand people that candles on a beach to remember the victims around 8000 are estimated to have lost their lives in the country although many bodies were never recovered. some 2000 kilometers away sri lanka's eastern coast was that especially hard more than 10000 people died in the southern region. can diet. looks out over the indian ocean nearly every day get up and deter life 15 years ago when she lost almost her entire family to the massive tsunami. only a little bit did not good all 9 of us lived near the beach and so many tonight when i think about the children i get very sad i only managed to save one little girl that i never saw any of us again when i got back at my house was destroyed. i can die and now shares her home with the one granddaught

well earlier we spoke to richard gordon of the philippine red cross he told us about the aftermath ofthe storm so far and how those affected by the powerful typhoon are dealing with it people are beginning to go back to their own. and after the parks a lot of the guys who were last night. but really are there are a lot of people that were up there. we were in the coastal areas they really got well up there you know i was just there ramshackle of all sorts go to this. the hoosier gone away there was no blown away so a lot of people would have to do without and that's why we're addressing that by providing our polling children kids to the folks out there also they would be pulled because everything that they have their coach. signs the identify cooking utensils. there without that so the person makes an impact with their questions because right. trucks that provide the ready made meals so again this is going to be a recurring problem of these but we don't have enough corruption right the way we're trying to bring in all the foodstuffs that we can bring including i'm sure it's creeping k

jai o'toole from the red cross emergency services in south australia appreciate you making time thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world a fierce storm battering spain and portugal has killed at least 5 people strong winds and torrential rains have damaged buildings or roads and cut power lines across the iberian peninsula but the words warn that conditions are likely to get worse as another powerful storm is headed for the region. in istanbul thousands of people have marched in support of china's mainly muslim leader minority the calling for an end to the crackdown that is seen upwards of a 1000000 people sent to detention camps in north western china the protest follows social media pose from turkish german football star. who condemns china's actions. poland's lower house of parliament has passed legislation that would allow the government to punish judges who make rulings considered unfavorable to the country's right wing parle government during weeks of protests against the measure the european union has asked poland to suspend the bil

22 bodies have been recovered from water during floods in western uganda that's according to the red cross which is conducting a search and rescue operation with police and the military it's not yet clear how many people are missing western parts of the country on the border with the democratic republic of congo were battered by torrential rains from saturday night into sunday morning at least 20 others have been killed as a result of floods and mudslides in the past. meanwhile 2 days after a building collapse in kenya rescue crews found a pair of survivors while digging. they're being treated in hospital after being pulled out from the rubble of the 6 story building that residential complex in the capital nairobi fell to the ground on friday killing at least 5 people or than 20 people are still missing with the kenyan military and red cross helping with the search. so to come here on al-jazeera the u.k.'s political leader is enter the final week of campaigning for what's seen as a pivotal general election class living on a building site how the battle for control of tripoli has created a

the team is supported by the international midi of the red cross.d coaching, even for wheelchairs. canadian joe higgins is head coach. he has played and coached wheelchair basketball for more than 40 years, including at the paralympics. >> we really need the people of cambodia to inspire people with disabilities, to want to be active, to want to play sport, to be the voice of the future, pity for favors favors, but what they would want if they were in the same space. reporter: the spark for the program came about 10 years ago in afghanistan. support has grown steadily. now there are programs in more than 20 countries around the world. the red cross is also supporting two other teams in the championships. the man behind the red cross involvement in wheelchair basketball was himself disabled after the accident. -- after an accident. >> seeing that these amazing athletes are also people with disabilities, it starts to change society's perspective on what the people with disabilities are really capable of. it is a gradual, slow process, but you start to

it is made possible with financing from the international committee of the red cross. they also fund a prosthetics workshop and training its staff. the organization stepped in to help in 20122 when guineaea-bisu was going through h a. -- period of political turmoil. the center opened in the 1980's. at this time, most patients were amputees who had been injured in the country's or of independent -- i independence. manyny of the wounds are patiene from landmines. patients are just as likely to have lost limbs through traffic accidents and, like this man, diabetes, a condition staff say isis increasing because of povey and bad diet. it >> it started with a wound. then, the wound became gangrenous. then the same thing happened to the other leg. >> whatever the cause of the disability, doctors say their goal is to help patients start moving again so that they can continue their lives. brent: industrial leaders are asking how can skilled workers from abroad be brought more quickly into the german workforce? factories, hospital, i.t. firms, jeremy has too many vacancies. a ne

we are going swell richard gordon there from the philippine red cross thank you for joining us and all the best with the rescue and recovery efforts now residents in southern lebanon fit another war between israel and hezbollah could happen in the last conflict in 2006 more than a 1000 lebanese civilians died and as tony back here reports from the core of the discovery of oil and gas reserves and water is disputed by lebanon and israel has raised the stakes. this should be productive farming land but south lebanon has been a war zone for 40 years and areas lie idle for the last 20 years it's been a battleground between israel and hezbollah and it is separated only by a thin blue line of un peacekeepers. group has amassed a huge stockpile of rockets and missiles that can reach as far as telling but as well as its military capability israel is concerned about hezbollah's growing power in the current lebanese political crisis. i don't think has the last financial. tranter a conflict with the israelis so i think they're not really in a position to enter a conflict at this stage but on the

we can speak now to richard gordon, who chairs the philippine red cross.much forjoining me this morning on breakfast. what's the current situation? well, we're trying to reach the island now and we are underground and are helping with hot meals especially in the evacuation centres and we have also ushered several of the people who were trapped in the ports from december 23 in the evening up to yesterday, this morning, when they were finally allowed so we also got hot meals there and the situation is there about 3000 families who have lost their homes, totally damaged or partially, and a number of people that are in need of support, there is no power on that are in need of support, there is no power on one that are in need of support, there is no power on one island. and of course, other places, especially the coastal areas, they could not evacuate in time because this storm was a sleeper storm. it was like a thief in the night. it we thought it was a storm but it was a typhoon and a lot of homes were blown away. as a sleeper storm, when something comes out

years now $22.00 bodies were recovered after flooding in western uganda that's according to the red cross to wrench all rain battered parts of the country on the border with the democratic republic of congo from saturday night into sunday morning at least 20 others were killed by floods and mudslides. are 2 days after a building collapse in kenya rescue crews have found a pair of survivors while digging through the debris the 2 were rushed to hospital after being pulled out from under the rubble 6 the residential building in nairobi fell to the ground on friday killing at least 5 people around 2 dozen still missing . well still ahead on the edges in austria lanka's new leader says he's a president for all but can he win the trust the minority. and the 1st case of polio in malaysia in moving 25 years what it means for global eradication efforts. how i once again welcome to look at the international focus of a slot he said fabric across china at the moment generally high pressure in shots mostly clear skies and some sunshine temperatures in hong kong get up to around 20 celsius 15 degrees t

. >> earlier, we spoke to richard gorge and of the philippine red cross.e told us about the aftermath of t the storm and how those affected are dealing with it. >> people are beginning to go back to their homes. after the onslaught of the typhoon last night and the other night. there are a lot of people who have lost their homes. people in the coastal areas. they really got wallopped. their homes are totally destroyed. a lot of people will have to do without. we are providing tarpaulins and shelter to the folks out there. everything they have, their clothes, sanitary items, utensils, they are without that. the first impact our trucks that will provide ready-made meals. this will bee a recurring problm because we do not have enough trucks. we are trying to bringngn all of the food including items for sleeping kits. you need your mosquito nets. that is what they need right now. apart from the fact that they will need hygiene kits to prevent diseases. the typhoon was advertised as not a very strong one. i myself thought it was not going to be strong at all. i

number off odd is that there are very cross paths and no way out trond is the thought that by and red cross they've got the top of the pool boy sitting at the bar they. really didn't even pause the. impacting you know i run across southern australia at the moment ok the images were getting you know over the days now last weeks and and months even showed how distant liesl this situation can be for the crews how are they coping with these dangerous conditions. to give a thing called a kid i mean as the lights out the strategy said i if they know that 45 degree. winds gusting either id call that as an hour we currently have. over $100.00. 5 bodies. have been responding please straley we're going to pull that currently out of agency warning which is essentially tonight but they were to leave and half term is just being on the siding that for barbato they believe the navajos as a result of the fire and. thank you all are well. we're very proud of the right we're going to be very what about what is where i am now in that regard not about life. is. flawed but we haven't been many many years it's g

it seems that we've lost the connection to that was richard gordon from the red cross in the philippines. all right let's turn our attention now to some of the other stories making news around the world israel says its fighter jets have struck a number of hamas terror targets in gaza the announcement comes hours after rockets were fired from palestinian militants towards israel an election rally by prime minister benjamin netanyahu was allegedly interrupted by an incoming rocket. at least 11 soldiers have been killed in another terrorist attack in berkin a faso earlier the country's president rushed to war it called for 2 days of mourning after $35.00 civilians almost all of them women were killed by jihad is near the town of our been. more than $200.00 homes have been destroyed after forest fires web through the port city of so in chile several districts have been evacuated and more than $3000.00 people are without electricity authorities believe the fires were started intentionally. russian opposition politicians are like saying of all these says one of his key staff has been forcibly

blankets and plastic sheet from the red cross to help people shelter from the rain that just keeps coming we used against heavy flooding. but this time it is becoming. now it is one. out of a flood we got into a drought and we are back in. power who roofers home was washed away last year as well 71 years old she says the flooding this year and last year is the worst she's ever known. when the flood rich my home it collapsed it washed away both of my goats and all my other perceptions how was among thousands who have been displaced by flooding in kenya in recent weeks dozens of died un scientists expect to extreme rain events to increase in eastern and southern africa as the world gets warmer and more rain is forecast in the coming days. it's not the 1st time she and her community have been displaced by flooding and it probably won't be the last mile com web al-jazeera turner river county kenya a gas explosion at an apartment block in the back in town of pressel was killed at least 5 people the blast caused the fire which ripped through the top 5 floors of the 12 story building the roof an

the man behind the red cross involvement in wheelchair basketball was himself disabled after knox cityhe says the progress being seen in the sport comes from the players themselves and seeing that these amazing athletes are also people with disabilities and social change society's perspective of what those people with physical disabilities are really capable of and it's a gradual slow process but eventually you start to see a little bit of a sea change in terms of the opportunities that are available to people with physical disabilities so while the cambodian team might not be that successful on the scoreboard the victory comes from changing people's mind. it's got harder al-jazeera thailand. and former tennis world number one caroline wozniak he says schiller tire next year the 29 year old from denmark wrote on her instagram page that she wants to start a family and raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis something she herself suffers from wozniacki who is currently ranked number 37 in the world says the australian open well be her final tournaments. and that is all yours for now i

the man behind the red cross involvement in wheelchair basketball was himself disabled after an accidenthe says the progress being seen in the sport comes from the players themselves and seeing that these amazing athletes are also people with disabilities and social change society's perspective of what those people with those with disabilities are really capable of and it's a gradual slow process but eventually you start to see a little bit of a sea change in terms of the opportunities that are available to people with physical disabilities so while the cambodian team might not be that successful on the scoreboard the victory comes from changing people's minds. it's got hard to al-jazeera thailand. well. host nation the philippines continue to push themselves to the limit at the south east asian games. fighting to recent line and win a silver medal in the marathon the collective effort is paying off with a set of pins on course to top the medals table for the 1st time since 2005. and that's from a pizza and a thanks very much lots more news than if you want it on our website the address

noel clement from the red cross australia. thank you for joining the red cross australia.omorrow and lots to look forward to in 2020. john is here tomorrow with one of the topics of debate which has caused a lot of issues. it is interesting reading the papers today. they have put forward a premier league table as to how it would look without var. who is top? actually, livable! but we know they have a 13 point lead and it would only be six points without var, so it goes to show how previous seasons might have looked if the technology had been there. and a number of incidents over the weekend have prompted the debate about whether var should be used for offside and it is interesting to know that the rule makers of football think it is being used to forensically. lukas brud, the general secretary of the ifab, says there may need to be a re—adjustment around var and its use. he said when it comes to offside var should not be too forensic and should only be used to reverse clear and obvious errors. the debate raging after a number of offide incidents over the weekend. suggestio

to a forest from the red cross in australia thanks very much for coming and thank you . let's get a brief down some of the other stories making the news at this hour the gambling hub of macau as celebrated 205 years since 20 years rhodes this is its transfer to chinese rule the ceremony marking the anniversary chinese president xi jinping said china would not allow foreign interference in macau or hong kong both regions with the one country 2 systems model she also has won a new beijing government for mco. hundreds of thousands of people have marched in cities across the dam to celebrate the 1st anniversary of the uprising that toppled former president omar al bashir the campaigners promised to continue their program of political reform in their pursuit of justice for protesters killed in the uprising. in the us democratic party white house hopefuls sparred in the 6 debate of the race to pick a nominee for next year's presidential election with just 7 of the remaining 15 candidates taking part to stage followed lesser known figures that allow them to shine the 1st round

the chairman of the philippine red cross richard gordon, spoke to the bbc, about how people are tryingll, first of all the access is difficult because people are stranded, you have to bring the goods you have to deliver, several islands have been affected. a lot of people have lost their homes, and they need food, they need hot meals. we are serving hot meals, it's not enough, obviously, we are trying our best to do that. lifelines like power has been affected, there is a complete blackout in certain areas which will be solved in two or three weeks. water has been interrupted in certain areas. so, there is an awful lot of things to be done. the rescue phase is over. we are giving support in terms of relief, water, food, a lot of first aid interventions. certainly our doctors will be providing beds for hospitals that have lost their roof. certainly our doctors will be providing beds for hospitals that have lost their roof. we are also fighting the earthquake and recent typhoon, we are not finished there. definitely there is a lot to do, with vaccinations for polio, measles and the like.

if they have no luck, then please make contact with red cross or with ourselves.t is a no-fly zone at the island at the moment, and we will continue to update you on the events as they unfold. but, again, can i just say our thoughts are absolutely with the friends and family of those that are injured and those that have died. i would like to thank you all for being here tonight. so thank you for that. i'm happy to take a couple of questions. [ inaudible question ] >> we don't know that. >> how were you able to determine five people dead? >> there were five of those that were rescued from the island earlier in the day. >> so they were already dead when the bodies were brought back? >> i can't confirm exactly that information. i can find out for you, though. >> what is the status of those remaining? >> sorry. >> what is the earliest estimation of when you -- >> like i said, we rely on experts to help us with that risk assessment. they're really clear that it is unsafe for our people or other emergency services to go to that island right now. >>. [ inaudible question

the chairman of the philippine red cross, spoke to the bbc, about how the country is coping.t's very difficult because it's christmas, people who are stranded, you have to support them and then you have to bring the goods over into several province. these are several, big islands that have been affected. coastal areas that are hard to come by and a lot of people have lost their homes and they need food. we are serving hot meals but it's not enough. things have been affected like power, there has been a complete blackout in certain areas that will be sorted within the next two or three weeks. water has been interrupted intermittently in certain areas. so there is an awful lot of things to be done while the rescue phase is over, hopefully. we now have to contend with our support in terms of relief, in terms of food, water. we have a lot of first aid interventions and doctors will be supporting those who have lost their buildings and they will be providing beds, so people out there can be provided with aid from the hospital that collapsed, that lost its roof. we are also fightin