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AmeriCares Aids Survivors of Deadly Ice Storm
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Heavy layers of ice could keep parts of the region frozen and without power for weeks to come.
Photo: Sabine Schmidt (Flickr) |
AmeriCares is sending truckloads of bottled water and 1,200 blankets to help families recovering from a deadly ice storm that has already claimed 55 lives.
Hundreds of thousands of residents across Kentucky, Missouri and Arkansas are still without power, struggling to keep warm. Families who heat their homes with stoves or use generators for power run the risk of contracting carbon monoxide poisoning. Already several deaths in the region have been blamed on the colorless, odorless gas. Read more »
Voices from the Field: Malawi
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| A mother attends to her child being treated at the AmeriCares-sponsored therapeutic feeding center, in Malawi. Staff Photo |
Elikem Tomety Archer, AmeriCares partnership manager for Africa, worked extensively in Africa including health programs in HIV/AIDS, malnutrition and anti-blindness initiatives. Elikem shares her most recent trip and tales of hope from Malawi.
The medicines AmeriCares delivers help to relieve illness, and provide hope for families, one small step at a time. Read More »
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