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What we do Disaster relief Past emergency interventions
Past emergencies
CARE staff in Myanmar distribute aid during the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis in 2008.In the past CARE International UK has helped in the following emergencies.
In some of the disasters below, CARE has ongoing operations as we stay and help long after the cameras have left.
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Disaster response: our impact
Food and hunger
Participants: 2,410,995
CARE helped over 2 million people affected by disasters have enough to eat last year.
Health
Participants: 3,018,050
CARE reached more than 3 million people with basic essential medical services in an emergency.
Shelter
Participants: 166,792
CARE helped over 160,000 people last year by providing temporary or transitional shelter after they became homeless through a disaster.
Water and sanitation
Participants: 9,139,887
Last year CARE helped more than 9 million people access clean water in the aftermath of an emergency.
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