Overtime Red Cross bar by winter weather

the hague - The Red Cross is working overtime through the harsh winter weather in large parts of Europe. In some countries, the temperature drops to 30 degrees below zero. The death toll has risen to at least forty. In the worst affected areas are emergency teams of the NGO to work. They share warm clothes, blankets and food and provide medical care in particular to residents of refugee camps, the elderly and the homeless.

' Our volunteers are on their feet from Turkey to northern Europe where the harsh winter a serious danger to vulnerable people '', Simon Missiri said Monday on behalf of the Red Cross and Red Crescent. ' We urge to stay inside when possible and to follow the weather reports. We also try to ensure that people have emergency supplies like food, water and flashlights. ''