A-PAD in response as Super Typhoon “Maria” creates havoc across South-Western Japan

A-PAD in response as Super Typhoon “Maria” creates havoc across South-Western Japan

Jul 25, 2018

Heavy rainfall brought about by the onset of typhoon Maria on July 3rd 2018 has now escalated to torrential downpours across the southwestern region of Japan unleashing widespread floods and landslides that have left 190 dead, 70 missing, up to 8 million evacuated

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Sri Lanka Navy At The Forefront Of Rescue Operations – S/W Monsoon- IN RESCUE

Sri Lanka Navy At The Forefront Of Rescue Operations – S/W Monsoon- IN RESCUE

May 25, 2018

The Naval RABS Training Centre in Puttlam has been training Naval personnel in responding professionally to flood response. A series of teams passed out recently and were effectively employed during  the  rescue  missions  with  early readiness deployment in vantage locations. Their swift deployment

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A-PAD Search And Rescue Team Prepares For South West Monsoon

A-PAD Search And Rescue Team Prepares For South West Monsoon

May 20, 2018

A debriefing was held with the A-PAD SL Search and Rescue team in preparation for the upcoming South West Monsoonal rains. The preparedness levels of the team and also the existing capacity were discussed for better  coordination.  Furthermore, new   stakeholders   were   included   into

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Orientation In Psychological First Aid In Disasters

Orientation In Psychological First Aid In Disasters

Apr 12, 2018

A-PAD  Sri  Lanka  partnered with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), in introducing Psychological First Aid (PFA) to the Search & Rescue Team as well as Private and I/ NGO sector members. The importance being reiterated on how PFA can be applied during disasters,

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A Workshop on CPR For A-PAD SL SAR Team And Private Sector Stakeholders

A Workshop on CPR For A-PAD SL SAR Team And Private Sector Stakeholders

Apr 5, 2018

The  Search and  Rescue  Team of A-PAD Sri  Lanka,  along  with  some  members from the private sector recently underwent a training on Cardiac Pulmonary    Resuscitation    (CPR).    The program  was  conducted  and  facilitated y Mr. Asanka Nanayakkara, President  of  Sri  Lanka  Life Saving (SLLS).

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