A-PAD Search and Rescue Training – Day 3 – January 18th
A-PAD Sri Lanka, sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan along with the People of Japan, continued onward to day 3 of their search and rescue swift water training. The training activities for the day mainly focused on the operation of the
A-PAD Search and Rescue Training – Day 2 – January 17th
A-PAD Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Sri Lanka Navy, continued their international search and rescue swift water training today. The training activities for the day involved new techniques that could be employed in several situations by the participants, most notably the ‘High-Line
A-PAD Search and Rescue Training 2019 Begins – Day 1 – January 16th
A-PAD Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Sri Lanka Navy, began their second international training in Search and Rescue, which was sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan, in conjunction with the People of Japan, and held at the Rapid Action Boat
A-PAD Search & Rescue Team Responds to International Disasters
A-PAD Search and Rescue Teams were rapidly dispatched in response to the disasters that occurred in quick succession in Lombok, Indonesia, Japan and most recently in the Philippines. The deployment teams from A-PAD, Civic Force and Peace Winds Japan also include a medical
A-PAD in response as Super Typhoon “Maria” creates havoc across South-Western Japan
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