David Gazashvili is CARE’s Emergency Team Leader managing the response to Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. David is in Ormoc, western Leyte, one of the hardest hit areas, and talks about the logistical challenges of such a massive relief operation.
Sandra Bulling, CARE International Emergency Communications Officer, is with CARE’s Emergency Team in the areas affected by the Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.
“I’m just boarding the plane to Cebu now, one of the areas hit by the typhoon. From there, we’ll take a boat to Leyte, and then try to get to Southern Leyte by car. We don’t know how the roads are. We don’t even know if the car will be able to get through. Nothing is clear at this point.
Typhoon Haiyan, here in the Philippines also known as Yolanda, made landfall this morning at 4:40. I was watching the news and it showed extremely strong winds, heavy rains and damages in the affected areas. Since then, the super storm has crossed through half of our country and the eye
Do we risk it or not? Is the coast clear? Are they still shooting? Have the tanks finally rolled away? Are we out of reach of their airplanes and their bombs?
When I was asked to go to Orissa for cyclone relief deployment, my only major concern was the language barrier. I was not at all familiar with Oriya—the language spoke in Orissa. But interacting with the victims of cyclone Phailin in Suryanarayanpur village, I realised that pain has its own language—one that doesn’t need words.
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CAMBODIA (October 22, 2013) - International aid organisation CARE is distributing emergency supplies to thousands of households in north-east and south-east Cambodia affected by flooding throughout September and October.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
