Myanmar's Flood Relief Efforts

As Myanmar begins to recover from flooding that has devastated large parts of its northern and western regions, the disaster has also shone a spotlight on the generosity of concerned citizens

People in this impoverished nation are taking to the streets, and to social media, to raise whatever donations they can for the relief effort.

More than 100 people have been confirmed dead after floodwaters inundated towns and fields in Kachin State, Sagaing Region, Magway Region, Rakhine State and elsewhere, coinciding with Cyclone Komen making landfall near the country’s border with Bangladesh in late July.

More than 600,000 people have been displaced, and the United Nations has said that some 160,000 people were still in need of life-saving assistance.

Talun Kyaeo, secretary of the Hakha Rescue Committee, said the situation has stabilized. But the pressing concern now is rebuilding.

“Now we need clean water and diesel and other supplies as we start to rebuild,” he told ucanews.com by phone.

He said emergency aid has been pouring into town from near and far, including from church organizations.

Karuna Mission Social Solidarity, the Church’s social aid arm in Myanmar, is part of those efforts. An Aug. 11 report provided by the organization’s national office in Yangon said it was supporting six dioceses to provide food, shelter and safe drinking water to more than 120,000 people.

Source: UCAnews

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• Disaster Relief
• Flood damage
• Flood
• International Disaster Planning, Preparedness and Response
• Disaster Management