Tracy Reines, Director of the International Response Center, provides a weekend update of American Red Cross relief operations in the Asia Pacific region. Ongoing recovery efforts continue in the Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia, Samoa and American Samoa as a major typhoon, earthquakes and a tsunami ravaged the area this week.
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Disaster Operations Brief
Joe Becker, Senior Vice President of Disaster Services, discusses the American Red Cross response to the devastation caused by the earthquake and subsequent tsunami. He differentiates the areas affected, details the initial and continuing Red Cross response, and gives thanks for the generous support of donors and volunteers.
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