Red Cross lists Cork floods in world disasters report

THE November 2009 floods which devastated Cork and left hundreds of people in serious financial debt has been detailed in the International Committee of the Red Cross’s (ICRC’s) annual world disasters report.

Amid tropical cyclones, the disaster in Haiti, crop failures in Asia and starvation or conflict in parts of Africa, the major global organisation took time to note the floods which caused havoc to Ireland last year.

The annual report, based on the actions of 186 national ICRC groups worldwide in 2009 and early 2010, focused particularly on climate change and potential risks in urban areas.