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1. Based on available assessments, 2.4 million people are estimated to have been affected by
Cyclone Nargis in the 40 most-affected townships (including urban Yangon townships). Of
the 2.4 million people affected, an estimated 1,017,000 (42%) people have been reached
with some kind of relief support to date, through the combined efforts of MRCS (96,000),
UN and INGOs (793,000), and local NGOs and civil society groups (128,000). However, the
majority of this assistance has been delivered to people living in Yangon Division. Of the
estimated 2 million people in the 15 worst-affected townships, it is estimated that only
470,000 (23%) have been reached....
2. Today, the Humanitarian Country Team (IASC) has put in place a mechanism whereby
movements of relief goods to the affected areas are prioritized based on need. Clusters
have examined the needs for supplies by sector in each township, so that movement of
supplies through the logistics cluster can be prioritized based on assessments. This will be
refined and adjusted according to the progression of the response....
3. A rapid assessments technical working group set up by the clusters has agreed on a draft
common multi-sector rapid assessment tool to identify priority emergency needs at the
Village Tract level, and provide essential baseline data to inform decision making on
how best to respond. This follows the consolidation of all available assessments
undertaken since the cyclone and provides a common, comprehensive approach to those
areas where information is lacking. The clusters themselves will continue to plan and carry
out their own specific cluster assessments....
4. A seventh team of ASEAN national medical experts, this time from the Philippines, has
been mobilized to support the national relief response in Myanmar. The Philippines team is
due to arrive on Monday 26 May, bringing with it medical supplies and other relief goods. The
30-strong team is expected to be deployed to Pathein, in Ayeyarwady Division....
5. 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.
Source/publisher:
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
Date of Publication:
2008-05-24
Date of entry:
2008-06-03
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