Category: General

Medical team treating patients in a temporary treatment tent.
23 August 2021

Haiti: Medical team starts work

Around a week after the devastating earthquake in Haiti, a German Emergency Medical Team has begun its work in the disaster region. The team was sent to the earthquake region by the aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany and the Humanitarian Aid department of the BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs in coordination with the Haitian Civil Defence. At the request of the authorities, the medics are working... Read more: Article from 23.08.2021
Injured people lie on camp beds in a makeshift hospital tent.
19 August 2021

Medical aid for earthquake victims in Haiti

An Emergency Medical Team (EMT) will be travelling from Cologne/Bonn Airport to Haiti on Thursday. There, the 33 doctors, nurses and paramedics will provide medical care to victims of last Saturday's earthquake disaster. The EMT is being provided by the aid organisation I.S.A.R. Germany and the Humanitarian Aid department of the BRH Federal Association of Rescue Dogs. In consultation with the Haitian government, the aid organisations are... Read more: Article from 19.08.2021
ISAR team poses in front of white vehicle for group photo.
16 August 2021

I.S.A.R. on the way to the earthquake zone in Haiti

The aid organisations I.S.A.R. Germany and BRH Bundesverband Rettungshunde have sent a reconnaissance team to the Haitian earthquake region. The team includes five experts from the fields of international disaster response management, medicine and search and rescue of buried victims. The task of the experts is to investigate the situation in the disaster region, support the local authorities and... Read more: Article from 16.08.2021
Politician gives a speech at the lectern in the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament.
10 August 2021

I.S.A.R. commemorates victims of the flood disaster

Before its special session on Monday, the state parliament of North Rhine-Westphalia observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims of the severe weather disaster in July. More than 180 people died in the floods, including 47 in North Rhine-Westphalia, and the parliament also paid tribute to the efforts of the full-time and volunteer helpers. Representatives from relief, rescue and social services, among others, were present. Read more: Article from 10.08.2021
Tractor clears flood debris and rubble in devastated area.
31 July 2021

I.S.A.R. ends operations in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate

"The fates of the people in the disaster region really touched me deeply," says Benno Riehl. Many of those affected by the storm had lost everything. Countless houses were badly damaged, while other buildings were completely torn away by the floods. The impressions from the mission in the Ahr valley are on Riehl's mind. He has already travelled to disaster regions around the world several times for I.S.A.R. Germany... Read more: Article from 31.07.2021
Workers in high-visibility waistcoats clear rubble in the flood-damaged city centre.
22. July 2021

I.S.A.R. still in the disaster area

One week after the floods, our team is once again on the road in Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia to help clear the aftermath of the storm disaster. In Ahrweiler, the I.S.A.R. is helping to clear the streets in the historic town centre to make them passable again for residents, the fire brigade and rescue services. This task will also... Read more: Article from 22.07.2021