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Climate Change Plays Major Role in Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Crises of 2018, New CARE Report Shows

February 20, 2019

GENEVA (February 21, 2019) - Today the international aid organization, CARE, launched a new report highlighting the ten most underreported humanitarian crises of 2018. Climate change plays an increasing and often exacerbating role in humanitarian crises that have been neglected by the global public, such as in Madagascar, Ethiopia and Haiti. “Not only are the people

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Typhoon Yutu hits Northern Philippines one month after Mangkhut’s devastation

October 30, 2018

MANILA (October 30, 2018) —Typhoon Yutu (locally known as Rosita) made landfall in Dinapigue, Isabela, Philippines at 4 a.m. on Tuesday. It then passed through several provinces in the northern part of the country. The typhoon is moving slightly slower to the west at about 12 miles per hour from the previous 15 miles per

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The New York Times: Typhoon Mangkhut: How to Help

September 15, 2018

The New York Times listed CARE in a list of organizations taking donations to respond Typhoon Mangkhut.Read the story here.The story was also picked up by WRAL.com, a Raleigh-Durham news outlet.

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The New York Times: Typhoon Mangkhut Wreaks Havoc in Philippines, Leaving at Least 25 Dead

September 15, 2018

The New York Times quoted Madel Montejo, a member of a CARE Philippines emergency response team in a story on Typhoon Mangkhut.The team reached the town of Aparri on the north coast and reported that some structures were damaged by the storm, including an evacuation center. But much of the surrounding area had yet to

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CARE responds as Mangkhut lashes northern Philippines

September 15, 2018

MANILA (September 15, 2018) —Typhoon Mangkhut, locally known as Ompong, brought ferocious winds and blinding rain that left infrastructure and agricultural damage to provinces in northern Philippines. Over 58,000 people have evacuated according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council.CARE immediately sent an emergency response team to Cagayan ahead of the typhoon’s landfall.

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CARE Prepares for Strongest Typhoon to Hit the Philippines this Year

September 12, 2018

MANILA (September 12, 2018) - Typhoon Mangkhut (locally known as Ompong), the strongest typhoon to hit the Philippines this year, continues to intensify. The Hawaii-based Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) has classified Mangkhut into a super typhoon. It is currently equivalent to a category 5 Atlantic hurricane, with winds of at least 157 miles per hour. Today,

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Tropical storm Tembin devastates Southern Philippines, CARE responds

December 26, 2017

MANILA (Dec. 26, 2017) —Tropical storm Tembin, locally known as Vinta, brought catastrophic damage to several provinces in Mindanao, south of the Philippines. The death toll in the storm’s onslaught rose to at least 240 particularly in communities swept by flash floods and landslides in Zamboanga Peninsula region before Christmas day.Tembin’s heavy downpour caused flooding,

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USA Today: Four years after killer typhoon, Filipinos are still picking up the pieces

August 9, 2017

After Typhoon Haiyan killed 6,300 people and left 4 million homeless in the Philippines four years ago, communities have banded together to improve their lives. Dennis Amata with CARE Philippines said CARE focused on helping farmers organize and learn how to run a more sustainable business. “Before Haiyan, most of them didn’t know they needed to form an

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CARE Prepares For Typhoon Nock-Ten; Ready to Respond When Needed

December 23, 2016

ATLANTA (December 23, 2016) — Severe Tropical Storm Nock-ten (locally known as Nina) is expected to make landfall in the Bicol Region, Philippines on December 25, Christmas Day. The storm is expected to intensify into a typhoon before it hits land.In a bulletin issued 11 a.m. on Friday, state weather bureau, PAGASA reported that Nock-ten

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CARE launches emergency response as Philippines experiences strongest storm in three years

October 21, 2016

October 21, 2016 – CARE’s emergency response teams have begun assessing the damage caused by super Typhoon Haima which tore through the Philippines earlier this week. About 90,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, and to date there are seven confirmed casualties.With sustained wind speeds of up to 215 kilometers-per-hour, Typhoon Haima was the

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Climate Change Plays Major Role in Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Crises of 2018, New CARE Report Shows

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Typhoon Yutu hits Northern Philippines one month after Mangkhut’s devastation

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The New York Times: Typhoon Mangkhut: How to Help

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The New York Times: Typhoon Mangkhut Wreaks Havoc in Philippines, Leaving at Least 25 Dead

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CARE responds as Mangkhut lashes northern Philippines

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CARE Prepares for Strongest Typhoon to Hit the Philippines this Year

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Tropical storm Tembin devastates Southern Philippines, CARE responds

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USA Today: Four years after killer typhoon, Filipinos are still picking up the pieces

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CARE Prepares For Typhoon Nock-Ten; Ready to Respond When Needed

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CARE launches emergency response as Philippines experiences strongest storm in three years

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Philippines

Press Releases

Climate Change Plays Major Role in Top 10 Underreported Humanitarian Crises of 2018, New CARE Report Shows

Press Releases

Typhoon Yutu hits Northern Philippines one month after Mangkhut’s devastation

Media Coverage

The New York Times: Typhoon Mangkhut: How to Help

Media Coverage

The New York Times: Typhoon Mangkhut Wreaks Havoc in Philippines, Leaving at Least 25 Dead

Press Releases

CARE responds as Mangkhut lashes northern Philippines

Press Releases

CARE Prepares for Strongest Typhoon to Hit the Philippines this Year

Press Releases

Tropical storm Tembin devastates Southern Philippines, CARE responds

Media Coverage

USA Today: Four years after killer typhoon, Filipinos are still picking up the pieces

Press Releases

CARE Prepares For Typhoon Nock-Ten; Ready to Respond When Needed

Press Releases

CARE launches emergency response as Philippines experiences strongest storm in three years

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