A storm brewing in the Indian Ocean may cause further destruction in Mozambique just six weeks after it was hit by deadly Cyclone Idai, aid agency CARE warns.
CARE launches emergency appeal following Cyclone Idai in southern Africa
March 20, 2019
Aid agency CARE Australia has launched an emergency appeal to help families in southern Africa who have been affected by the devastating Cyclone Idai and subsequent flooding. Cyclone Idai has triggered a major disaster with more than 1.5 million people affected. Officials expect the death toll to rise above 1,000 in Mozambique alone while Zimbabwe […]
Typhoon Mangkhut to hit the Philippines CARE on standby
September 13, 2018
Typhoon Mangkhut is intensifying to the equivalent of a category 5 Atlantic hurricane, as the Philippines braces for the strongest typhoon to hit the region this year. Local authorities have warned people to prepare for storm surges, landslides and flashfloods ahead of the storm, which is already 1,190 kilometres east-northeast of Guiuan, Eastern Samar, and […]
CARE launches appeal to help survivors of devastating Lombok earthquakes
August 10, 2018
CARE Australia is appealing to the public to help fund its relief effort for those on Indonesia’s Lombok Island who have been affected by Sunday’s magnitude-7 earthquake, and repeated quakes and tremors. More than 150,000 people have been made homeless by the earthquakes, with major damage caused to basic infrastructure, including telecommunications, roads and schools. […]
Yemen: dozens killed in airstrike near Saudi border
August 10, 2018
Exactly one week after dozens of people were killed in suspected mortar attacks in Yemen’s Hodeidah City, at least 20 people have died when an airstrike hit a bus in the country’s north. Many of the dead were children travelling in a bus in Sa’ada, Dahian district, near the border with Saudi Arabia. CARE’s Yemen […]
CARE ready to respond after earthquake hits Indonesia
August 6, 2018
Commenting on the magnitude-7 earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Lombok on Sunday, CARE’s Country Director in Indonesia, Helen Vanwel, said: “CARE is very concerned that the death toll will continue to rise. People now urgently need medical support, clean water, food and a safe space to sleep. “Our team is monitoring the situation […]
