“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.
As the extent of the damage caused by Super Typhoon Haiyan begins to emerge, CARE emergency personnel are now working to deliver emergency aid to families impacted by one of the largest storms ever recorded.
As typhoon Haiyan made landfall in the Philippines this morning, bringing wind gusts up to 275 kilometres an hour and heavy rains, CARE and partners are on stand-by to help people in need.
CARE and its partners are responding to the needs of families affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan, which has torn a path across central Philippines, affecting an estimated 10 million people.
CARE has launched an emergency appeal for USD5 million to help some of the millions of people affected by Super Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. CARE and its partners are responding to the disaster, and are mobilizing supplies to provide shelter, food and water to survivors.
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
CARE calls for the continued protection of civilians in DRC, and warns that the UN-supported Congolese army’s declared victory today over one of the main armed groups in the east of the country does not mean an end to a ruthless conflict that has been raging on for decades, with thousands still being at risks.
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.
In FY2023, CARE worked around the world, contributing to saving lives, fighting poverty, and increasing social justice.
