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Americares Mobilizes to Help Victims of Tsunami in Java and Sumatra

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Americares of Stamford is mobilizing an emergency response expert following the deadly tsunami that slammed into the Indonesian islands of Java and Sumatra without warning Saturday night, killing at least 430 people and forcing 21,000 others from their homes. — an announcement from Americares

According to officials, the tsunami was triggered by an eruption of the Anak Krakatau volcano that caused undersea landslides. Indonesia’s disaster management agency raised the danger level for the Anak Krakatau volcano to its second highest level and more than doubled the no-go zone to a three-mile radius on Thursday. Anak Krakatau continues to erupt, leaving many residents concerned more monster waves could hit Indonesia’s shores. An Americares emergency response expert based in Jakarta will travel with the Ministry of Health to assess survivors’ health needs and offer assistance to partner organizations responding to the crisis.

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Americares Responds to California Wildfires

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Americares is deploying a response team and preparing emergency shipments of medicine and relief supplies to help families displaced by the deadly wildfires raging through California. The health-focused relief and development organization is readying medicine, N95 respirator masks, hygiene kits, first aid supplies, vaccines and other critically needed items to send to partner clinics in close proximity to the fires. Americares has offered assistance to more than two dozen partner health facilities in Los Angeles and Ventura counties and surrounding areas and is continuing outreach efforts. An emergency response team left on Wednesday for Butte County in Northern California to assess the health needs at emergency shelters and health facilities treating survivors. “Thousands of California residents are in need of assistance, including many who don’t have homes to return to,” said Americares Director of Emergency Response Brian Scheel.

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Americares Opens Temporary Medical Clinic in Hurricane-Devastated Panama City, FL

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Americares has opened a temporary medical clinic in Panama City, Florida, to ensure access to care for Hurricane Michael survivors. The clinic, located in county Health Department parking lot in Panama City, provides free primary care services for children and adults, including prescription medication, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., seven days a week. “With businesses and doctors’ offices closed, there is a tremendous need to replace medication lost in the storm,” said Tom Cotter, Americares emergency response team leader in Florida. “Some of the worst damage was in low-income communities where families were struggling before the hurricane,” he said.“Our clinic ensures every survivor has access to treatment, whether they’re injured cleaning up the damage or need a prescription refill.”

The clinic is managed by Americares, a health-focused relief and development organization headquartered in Stamford that saves lives and improves health for people affected by poverty or disaster, with volunteer doctors and nurses from Hope Medical Clinic in Destin, Florida. Americares is also providing medicine and supplies for the temporary facility.

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Americares Responds to Hurricane Michael in Florida

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Americares is deploying an emergency team to Florida to respond to Hurricane Michael, which made landfall today as the strongest storm on record to hit the Florida Panhandle. The National Weather Service is forecasting the Category 4 storm will bring torrential rains, maximum sustained winds of up to 145 mph and life-threatening storm surge to the northeastern Gulf Coast. — an announcement from Americares

The governors of Florida, Alabama and Georgia have declared states of emergency and a federal disaster declaration was issued for 35 Florida counties. Hundreds of thousands of Florida residents were urged to evacuate as the monstrous storm closed in on the coast. An estimated 3.7 million people are under hurricane warnings in the Panhandle and Big Bend regions, as well as parts of Alabama and Georgia.

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Americares Sends Aid to Victims of Florence and Philippines Typhoon

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Americares emergency teams are responding to major storms in the United States and the Philippines. — an announcement from Americares
Responding to Florence
The response team was in Raleigh Saturday morning packing a shipment of hygiene products including toothpaste, soap, shampoo and adult diapers for a medical shelter in Clayton, NC. “Federal officials contacted us requesting supplies for a shelter housing 200 people with serious medical needs,” said Americares Emergency Response Specialist Tom Cotter, who is leading the team in North Carolina. “As we head out today into hard-hit communities we expect to identify more needs and deliver more supplies.”

A shipment of 1,400 first aid kits and 800 hygiene kits left Americares distribution center in Stamford early Saturday morning, destined for North Carolina. The health-focused relief and development organization has offered assistance to more than 90 partner health clinics in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia.

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Americares Delivers Aid to Earthquake-Stricken Indonesia, Fire-Stricken California

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Americare’s, the Stamford-based international charity that emphasizes quick relief efforts after natural disasters in the United States and worldwide, is providing relief in two areas recently hit by catastrophes of different types: an earthquake in Indonesia and the recent large fires in California. Here’s what the charity said about it’s efforts in two recent announcements:
In Indonesia
Aug. 7 — Americares is responding to the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Lombok Sunday evening, toppling buildings, destroying roads and sending powerful aftershocks throughout the island. Indonesian officials are reporting more than 100 people have died, and more than 200 are injured. As many as 20,000 people are currently displaced and thousands more crowd outdoor areas as aftershocks continue throughout the region.

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Americares to Ship Medicine and Supplies for Guatemalans Displaced by Volcano

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Stamford-based Americares is preparing an emergency shipment of medicine and relief supplies for families displaced by the volcanic eruption in Guatemala. Dozens have died, and 1.7 million people have been affected since the Fuego volcano 25 miles southwest of Guatemala City began erupting on June 3. More than 4,000 people forced from their homes are staying in emergency shelters to escape dangerous ash, gasses and mudslides. Americares is supplying the Order of Malta, which is providing medical care in shelters, with antibiotics, wound care supplies, hygiene products and medicine to treat evacuees with acute and chronic conditions. — an announcement from Americares

Twenty-six tons of medicine and supplies valued at $1.8 million will be shipped from Americares Connecticut headquarters in Stamford this week.