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Lucy Medina spent two weeks volunteering with the Red Cross near Tallahassee, Florida, helping victims of Hurricane Helene.

Communities in Florida still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Helene are now also grappling with the still-unfolding damage from Hurricane Milton.

Central and South Texans are doing their part to help people in Florida ahead of Hurricane Helene.

The World Health Organization has issued a stark warning about a potential health crisis in Ukraine as the country faces its third winter of war.

The U.N. health agency has launched a six-month plan to help stanch outbreaks of mpox transmission.

At least 18 people were killed when a landfill collapsed in the Ugandan capital, according to the Red Cross.

Thousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina.

The American Red Cross Greater San Antonio Chapter is holidng a recruiting event this weekend in the hopes of finding those interested in joining various roles, a press release said.

It's been five days since Hurricane Beryl made landfall in Texas. Still more than one million Texas customers are without power.

Gaza health officials say Israeli strikes on a tent camp outside the southern city of Rafah have killed at least 25 people and wounded another 50.

Rescue teams are searching for a family of five feared trapped in a rockslide following Taiwan's biggest earthquake in 25 years.

Spanish maritime rescuers and the Red Cross say two bodies have been found in a migrant boat making the risky but increasingly popular voyage from West Africa toward Spain’s Canary Islands.

The Israeli military has released 30 more Palestinian prisoners after eight more Israeli hostages were freed from captivity in the Gaza Strip under the temporary cease-fire.

Steven Wheeler was deployed to northern Florida, even before hurricane Idalia hit. With experience in disaster recovery, he has been tasked with overseeing supply logistics.

With a storm headed for Florida, and hurricane season about to hit it's peak, Red Cross volunteers are ready to be deployed. KSAT got to sit in on a training, watched volunteers check their supplies, and went to the warehouse to see the pallets all loaded up and ready.

Multiple families were temporarily displaced this afternoon after a tree knocked down an electrical line that caused their home to catch fire.

San Antonio Fire Department crews are working to put out a fire reported on the West Side in the 1600 block of Buena Vista.

Just two days after the devastating wildfires began sweeping across the island of Maui, the San Antonio Red Cross deployed two of its members.

Sunday night’s massive fire at the Frederick Apartments destroyed the entire complex, and now the Red Cross is helping more than 30 people who have lost everything. That fire contributed to the record number this year.

Leaders of a Southern California city hit by a destructive landslide are planning to vote on a resolution to declare a local emergency.

An apartment fire in Leon Valley has left several families without a home and the people who live in that community said they are outraged.

A deadly tornado practically destroyed the small town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi and the surrounding areas, killing dozens and leaving a community in need of help.

Communities are bracing for strong storms to hit overnight. Emergency responders and electric providers are gearing up but they're also expecting customers to do the same.

Authorities say rebels in eastern Congo killed at least 19 people and set fire to a health fire and houses.

Five people and two pets are displaced after their Southeast Side home went up in flames, according to San Antonio Fire Department.

KSAT will host a phone bank on Monday to help support the Red Cross relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Fiona.

Some Jackson residents are moving belongings out of their homes while others are stocking up on sandbags in anticipation of the Pearl River flooding Mississippi’s capital city.

The Pentagon has once again denied a request from the District of Columbia seeking National Guard assistance in dealing with thousands of migrants being bused to the city from Texas and Arizona.

Cuban firefighters have been joined by special teams sent by Mexico and Venezuela as they battle for a second day to control a fire blazing at a big oil tank farm.

Relatives of prisoners of war taken captive by Russia after the fall of Azovstal steel plant are calling for answers a week on from a prison attack in a separatist region of eastern Ukraine that reportedly killed dozens.

The District of Columbia has requested National Guard assistance to help stem a “growing humanitarian crisis” prompted by thousands of migrants that have been sent to Washington by a pair of southern states.

The Red Cross says it has registered “hundreds” of Ukrainians POWs who have left the giant Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol after holding out in a weeks-long standoff with besieging Russian forces.

More bodies have been pulled from the ruins of a luxury hotel in Cuba’s capital, bringing the official death toll from a powerful explosion at the iconic building to 40.

The world must not lose sight of the plight of those living through the yearslong war in Yemen.

You hear it often: There’s a need for blood donors -- but there’s apparently a particular need for the Black community to step up and donate.

Three flights from Australia carrying food, water, medical supplies and telecommunications equipment have landed in Tonga, as the Pacific nation grapples with the aftermath of an underwater volcanic eruption.

On the eve of Saturday’s community blood drive at the AT&T Center, a San Antonio mom urged everyone to roll up their sleeves.

The American Red Cross has declared a blood crisis as the omicron COVID-19 variant continues to surge across the country.

The apartment fires displaced sixty-nine people, and language and cultural barriers hindered their ability to navigate the tragedy.

The poorest region in mainland France has managed to dramatically speed up its COVID-19 vaccination campaign.

The Red Cross is warning that Lithuania's decision to turn away immigrants attempting to cross in from neighboring Belarus does not comply with international law.

The International Federation of the Red Cross says coronavirus cases are exploding in Asia with over 5.9 million new confirmed infections over the past two weeks.

A fire caused heavy damage Wednesday morning to an apartment complex on the city’s North Side.

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A San Antonio firefighter was hospitalized after he was injured in a South Side house fire, officials say.

Red Cross distribute food to local residents after an earthquake in Damasi village, central Greece, Wednesday, March 3, 2021. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 6.0 struck central Greece Wednesday and was also felt in neighboring Albania and North Macedonia, and as far as Kosovo and Montenegro. (AP Photo/Vaggelis Kousioras)ATHENS – Fearful of returning to their homes, thousands of people in central Greece were spending the night outdoors late Wednesday after a powerful earthquake, felt across the region, damaged homes and public buildings. The shallow, magnitude-6.0 quake struck near the central city of Larissa. Ad___ Elena Becatoros and Theodora Tongas in Athens, Llazar Semini in Tirana, Albania, and Suzan Fraser in Ankara, Turkey contributed.

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SEGUIN, TEXAS – Susan Pargeter has lived at the Young Creek RV Park for several years. The neighborhood is located in the 4800 block of FM 467 in Seguin. Pargeter described it as a place where neighbors look out for one another, but she never imagined she would be without a home. Other fire crews from Seguin and Wilson County assisted in the response and they were able to extinguish the flames fairly quickly. Both of the travel trailers are considered a total loss, according to fire officials, and damages are estimated to be over $20,000.

SAN ANTONIO – A man and his three grandkids are displaced and their dog is deceased after a fire broke out at their West Side home, according to San Antonio Fire Department. Firefighters said the family was alerted of the fire from a passerby who saw the flames coming from a structure behind the house. The family evacuated safely as firefighters made their way behind the home to extinguish the flames, according to officials. No injuries to the family or firefighters were reported; however, fire officials did attempt to resuscitate the family’s dog. The Red Cross is assisting the family in finding them a new place to stay for the time being.

FILE - In this Thursday, April 23, 2020 file photo, nurses cheer as a patient who had COVID-19 leaves the intensive care ward at the MontLegia CHC hospital in Liege, Belgium. Belgium's intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November if new coronavirus cases continue to soar at the same pace, according to the country's health authorities. File)BRUSSELS – Belgium’s intensive care units will hit capacity by mid-November if new coronavirus cases continue to soar at the same pace, the country’s health authorities warned Wednesday. The latest COVID-19 figures published Wednesday by the national institute of public health show that Belgium has seen 7,360 new coronavirus cases over the last 24 hours. Van Laethem said the country is currently the second-worst in Europe in terms of new coronavirus infections, behind the Czech Republic.

SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio firefighters spent two hours Thursday afternoon battling an apartment fire on the city’s Northeast Side that officials said left 63 residents without a place to call home. And I’m thankful for that," said Ousman Hosein, one of the residents displaced by the fire. The Red Cross is helping the displaced residents find a temporary place to stay. Some residents believe the fire may have been caused by a barbecue grill on a balcony, but the official cause is still under investigation. WATCH: Drone video of the apartment fire Courtesy: Kelvin Williams