Can you help? Philippines disaster fund

They need our help now

http://www.careinternational.org.uk/dec-philippines-typhoon-appeal

Our supporting charity Care International are on the ground in the Philippines where Typhoon Haiyan has devastated large parts of the Philippines. It’s thought to have been the strongest typhoon ever to hit land. Around 4.3 million people living in the path of the storm have had their lives torn apart and an estimated 100,000 people have died.

The humanitarian impact is thought to be massive, with the homes of hundreds of thousands of people destroyed or severely damaged. The destruction will also have a huge impact on families’ livelihoods and businesses.

Power and communication lines are down in many parts of the country and roads are impassable, with many airports out of action. The main aid priorities are food, water and emergency shelter.

Several of our members – made up of the UK’s leading aid agencies – are already on the ground undertaking assessments and responding to immediate needs.

But there are still huge challenges. The DEC urgently needs funds so that our member agencies can respond and help those affected re-build their lives.

Just £25 you can pay for water purification tablets for 10 families for a month. £50 will feed a family for two weeks and £100 will help to provide emergency shelter and bedding for one family.

Eyewitnesses say the devastation in Tacloban city, one of the worst affected areas, is reminiscent of the Boxing Day tsunami. The city is without food, water and electricity.

CAN YOU HELP WITH DONATING? It can be as little as a £1….For full details and donating go to Care International disaster fund (IT ONLY TAKES A FEW MOMENTS OF YOUR TIME AND WILL SAVE LIVES)

http://www.careinternational.org.uk/dec-philippines-typhoon-appeal

THANK YOU

Debbie