Adverse weather: S’pore Red Cross commits $250k to help Asian counterparts

The Singapore Red Cross (SRC) is committing $250,000 to support five of its regional counterparts whose communities have been affected by adverse weather recently.

- Vihanya Rakshika Correspondent

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS), Indonesian Red Cross (Palang Merah Indonesia, or PMI), Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRC), Thai Red Cross (TRCS) and Vietnam Red Cross Society (VNRC) will each receive $50,000 to support urgent relief and recovery efforts, the SRC said in a statement on Dec 1.

Severe monsoon rains, tropical storms and cyclones have triggered widespread flooding and landslides across Southeast Asia and Sri Lanka, causing loss of lives, mass displacements, destruction of homes and severe damage to critical infrastructure.