"Power means life or death in hospitals."

84% of Gaza's lights are out.     Trouble viewing this email? [View it online.](   Reach innocent children and families caught in crisis and war – [Give now.](     [CARE | Crisis Update](   What no electricity means for hospitals in Gaza   People in Gaza have been plunged into literal darkness. 84% of Gaza’s lights are out – the entire population is completely walled in and cut off, without sufficient food, water, or electricity.   5 months of darkness in Gaza, seen from 500 miles above earth [Satellite image from 14 September 2023](   Satellite image from before the Oct. 7, 2023 escalation [Satellite image from 21 October 2023](   Satellite image from Oct. 21, 2023 [Satellite image from 1 January 2024](   Satellite image from Jan. 1, 2024   The number of hospitals with little or no nighttime light is around 70%. With only 12 of 26 hospitals still partially operational and filled at 349% of their capacity, no electricity is life-threatening.   “Power means life or death in hospitals. We hear of newborns dying because there is no electricity for the incubators; children ceasing to breathe and mothers dying on the operation table simply because lifesaving machinery is switched off.”   – Hiba Tibi, CARE Country Director for the West Bank and Gaza   [GIVE NOW](   Gaza’s single power plant in Deir al-Balah ran out of fuel in mid-October. The lack of backup generators has shut down bakeries, hospitals, water pumps, and other key services, such as sewage treatment facilities. People are suffering and sick and have no healthcare services.   [Makeshift shelters in Rafah City](   Hundreds of displaced Palestinians have erected makeshift shelters out of wooden two-by-fours and nylon tarps in Rafah city, near the border with Egypt.   Since the escalation of the conflict, the CARE team in Gaza has reached over 67,000 people with medical support, including medications, medical supplies, and primary health services. We’ve also been able to reach over 250,000 vulnerable displaced people with hygiene kits, shelter items such as blankets and mattresses, and drinking water.   Your gift reaches innocent children and families in crisis with lifesaving aid.   No matter where in the world crisis, conflict, and disaster strike – from Ukraine to Ethiopia, Sudan to Gaza – CARE is there. Your gift helps save lives, change lives, and help the most vulnerable protect their own futures.   [GIVE NOW](   [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Youtube]( [X](   Text CARE to 227387 to receive SMS updates about your impact around the world. Give to [CARE.org]( | [Privacy Policy]( 151 Ellis Street NE, Atlanta, GA 30303-2420 [Get fewer emails from CARE]( | [Unsubscribe Now]( CARE works around the globe to save lives, defeat poverty, and achieve social justice. We are known everywhere for our unshakeable commitment to the dignity of all people. © 2024 CARE All Rights Reserved