South Africa

Floods response

The event

Following heavy rains in the Durban area of South Africa in 2022, the ERT deployed to assist Red Cross South Africa (RCSA) disaster relief efforts.

The response

We supported the South African Red Cross national disaster relief operations with our disaster management solution, enabling the operational teams to respond rapidly and efficiently, based on real-time data submitted directly from the affected areas.

The outcome

The RCSA teams and other stakeholders could visualize the situational analysis and design interventions based on real-time insights.

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