OCHA Situation Report No. 22
Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis
27 May 2008


Source:
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs

This situation report is based on information received by the clusters,
whose partners include UN Agencies, national and international NGOs, the
Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and IOM.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Today the Minister of Social Welfare, Relief and Resettlement travelled
with the Humanitarian Coordinator, World Food Programme Regional Director
for Asia, Save the Children and representatives from other UN agencies,
NGOs and donors to the affected areas in the delta. They were able to
visit several locations in Labutta and Bogale townships. During the visit
the team viewed sample temporary classrooms erected by SDC. The Minister
of Social Welfare informed that school would start one month later, July
2008, for those children in the Ayeyarwady.

2. Three international staff from Save the Children were authorised to
travel today to the affected areas. They first travelled today to Pathein,
from where they will continue their journey to cyclone-affected townships
of the western delta by boat tomorrow.

Medecins sans Frontieres Switzerland has received permission for 8
international staff to travel to the most affected areas.

UNICEF reported that it had received permission over the weekend for 6
international staff to travel to the delta.

World Food Programme Country representative today travelled to Labutta and
Bogale to the regional sub-offices, by road.

3. There has been no update to the official figures for dead and missing
since 16 May. 77,738 are reported dead and 55,917 missing.

I. NATIONAL RESPONSE

4. The Myanmar Red Cross Society (MRCS) had reached 124,190 beneficiaries
(as of 26 May) with support provided through the Red Cross movement alone.
Around 32,000 of these beneficiaries are in Yangon Division and 90,000 are
in Ayeyarwady Division.

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