German Red Cross (DRK)

Deutsches Rotes Kreuz e.V.

The German Red Cross provides rescue services, social care and disaster relief. In summer 2026 its Berlin branches ran mobile heat relief for homeless people under the city's Hitzehilfe programme, offering water, food, sunscreen and first aid.

Donate on the organisation's website drk.de

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Headquarters

Germany

Sectors

health
water and sanitation
protection

Works on

Heatwaves in Europe in summer 2026 Europe

Field centres (1)

DRK Berlin-Nordost heat relief (Marzahn-Hellersdorf) Germany

Sources

berlin.de
tagesspiegel.de
drk.de

Organisation record before editorial verification. Centres and coordinates according to the organisation's publications, approximate to the town. Corrections