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GENEVA (May 8, 2008) – CARE distributed water supplies yesterday to approximately 10,000 people taking shelter in Pagodas and schools in Myanmar’s South Dagon and Thaketa townships.
Essential food items will be distributed today to both areas.
CARE is preparing to scale up its response and in the coming days will provide assistance to another 50,000 people in the Irrawaddy Delta.
While the immediate needs are basic shelter, food and water, the rehabilitation of the affected areas in Myanmar will continue for months if not years.
Reports from Myanmar suggest that rice stocks and seeds for the current planting season may have been lost; raising concerns about the impact this will have on the country’s long-term recovery.
‘The magnitude of this disaster requires a plan that goes beyond immediate emergency response,’ says Jonathan Mitchell, CARE's Emergency Director.
‘CARE recognizes the complexities of the situation and as an aid organisation our sole focus is on the people we’re there to help,’ says Jonathan Mitchell.
For more information, please contact:
Bill Dowell, CARE International, Geneva, [email protected]
About CARE: Founded in 1945 with the creation of the CARE Package, CARE is a leading humanitarian organization fighting global poverty. CARE has more than six decades of experience delivering emergency aid during times of crisis. Our emergency responses focus on the needs of the most vulnerable populations, particularly girls and women. Women and girls are at the heart of CARE’s emergency relief efforts because our experience shows that their gains translate into benefits for families and communities.