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QRCS responds to Typhoon Mangkhut in Philippines
QRCS responds to Typhoon Mangkhut in Philippines
Qatar Red Crescent Society (QRCS) Saturday said it immediately responded to Typhoon Mangkhut, a category 5 tropical storm that hit the Philippines this weekend.
On Friday, QRCS's Disaster Information Management Centre (DIMC) was activated to keep up-to-date with the disaster, analyse the field reports about the situation, and outline the intervention plans to help the victims.At the same time, QRCS's representation mission in the Philippines has kept in touch with partners to gather real-time information, organise the aid process once started, and support the disaster information centre of the Philippine Red Cross.A team of the mission took part in a meeting with representatives of the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC), the Philippine Red Cross, and other relief providers involved, to make arrangements for an imminent large-scale response.