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Stamford-Based AmeriCares Sending Aid To Philippines After Typhoon Strikes

STAMFORD, Conn. -- Stamford-based AmeriCares is preparing to deliver emergency medicines and relief supplies for families in the northern Philippines affected by this weekend’s typhoon.

Americares is helping in relief work in Philippines after typhoon.

Americares is helping in relief work in Philippines after typhoon.

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Typhoon Koppu, known locally as Typhoon Lando, made landfall early Sunday in Aurora Province with wind gusts up to 120 mph, tearing off roofs, downing trees and drenching the region in several inches of rain. Massive flooding and widespread power outages have displaced thousands of families.

The United Nations reported Monday that 104,300 people had been evacuated with 55,600 people staying in 255 evacuation centers. AmeriCares is deploying an emergency response team from its Manila office Tuesday to deliver hygiene supplies and medicines to hard-hit Nueva Ecija province.

The emergency response and global health organization keeps basic medicines on hand in the disaster-prone country to quickly replenish supplies after emergencies. 

“Our team will deploy as soon as it is safe to travel,” said Paul Gwyn Pagaran, AmeriCares country director for the Philippines. “The sustained rain has forced tens of thousands of people from their homes, and we are ready to help.”

AmeriCares has been responding to emergencies in the Philippines since 1985, most recently working alongside the Philippines Department of Health and local partners to repair health centers damaged or destroyed by Typhoon Haiyan.

AmeriCares has repaired or rebuilt more than 80 health-care facilities since Haiyan – one of the most powerful storms on record – restoring access to care for nearly 2 million patients. The nonprofit organization also has a disaster risk-reduction program in the Philippines to help health-care providers prepare in advance for emergencies.

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