CARE is on standby to provide emergency relief as Typhoon Melor approaches the Philippines. It is expected to land in the region hard hit by Typhoon Haiyan just two years ago.
CARE to distribute food in the Philippines following Typhoon Hagupit
International aid agency CARE will distribute food packs to families hit by Typhoon Hagupit, as a clearer picture emerges of the extent of the damage. Typhoon Hagupit, which made its first landfall on Saturday evening in Eastern Samar, made four other landfalls in several provinces in the Philippines, and saw a massive evacuation of around […]
Honour your promise on aid, Prime Minister: aid agencies
Australia’s international aid and development agencies, along with influential business leaders, today invited the Federal Government to renew its commitment to the world’s poorest people, amid speculation that Australia’s aid program is again facing cuts. Aid agencies Oxfam, World Vision, Plan, Caritas, Save the Children, Fred Hollows Foundation and CARE, as well asinfluential business leaders […]
Typhoon Hagupit has made landfall in the Philippines
CARE is mobilising emergency relief supplies as Typhoon Hagupit makes landfall in the central Philippines. The typhoon, which first made landfall late Saturday evening, local time, has brought with it intense rain and wind gusts of more than 200 kilometres per hour, lashing many communities that felt the brunt of last year’s Super Typhoon Haiyan. […]
CARE Australia emergency team deployed to Philippines ahead of Super Typhoon Hagupit
CARE Australia emergency experts are on their way to the Philippines ahead of the expected impact of Super Typhoon Hagupit, which is due to make landfall this weekend. The team will be on the ground to support initial damage assessments from Super Typhoon Hagupit (meaning lash in Philippino) and to advise on CARE’s response. The […]