On 1 Jan 2005 18:55:49 GMT, ag384 DeleteThis @FreeNet.Carleton.CA (William R. Watt)
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>not to get oo political but there is no news coming out of Burma or any
>news about aid going to Burma
More......
The situation in Burma after the quake
Rangoon-based international aid organisations on 30 December held a
second coordination meeting in their efforts to help victims of the
earthquakes and tsunamis in Burma, and released statistics they have
collected so far.
A Burmese official from the International Federation of Red Cross (IFRC)
in Rangoon told DVB that representatives from World Vision, UN, UNHCR,
UNICEF, WFP, ICRC and MSF attended the meeting.
He estimated that more than 5000 people could be affected, 1000 houses
destroyed and between 80 & 100 killed. He added that the rural areas in
the delta region of Irrawaddy Division especially Bogalay, Laputta,
Pyapon and Ngaputaw Townships have been affected most.
More than 3,500 people in Irrawaddy Division and 1,800 in Tenesserim
Division had been affected. Three major bridges were destroyed. There
have been no reports of damages in Arakan State but 12 deaths reported.
When asked what the aid organisations have been doing to help the
victims, the official replied that clothing and cooking utensils are
needed and some helps have been distributed through the government
organisations.
DVB : 30 December 2004<!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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