The most critical and immediate needs in Albania are shelter, transportation and health. Bob Macpherson, of CARE USA's Emergency Unit will be available for media interviews by satellite phone while in Albania. Macpherson recently was in Kosovo where he helped coordinate CARE's emergency response before programming was suspended. Macpherson is joined by Claudia Chang, who will manage information and media relations on the ground. Visit CARE's web site to hear about how the fluid situation in Macedonia is unfolding.
CARE has staff in Macedonia implementing relief programs.
Refugees were coming both on foot and by car. A lot of them did not have winter coats and it was quite cold and windy. Some had small bags of possessions with them. Some had nothing at all. CARE is operating relief programs throughout the region because of the Kosovo conflict.