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Myanmar: Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 28 July
2008
Highlights:
1. AIR OPERATIONS:
• TOTAL FLIGHTS ex DMK (24th May – 28th July): 193
• Cargo moved from DMK: 3,113.3 mt
• Arrived today July 28th: 2 flights (for IRC, UNICEF and WVI)
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2. SHIPPING:
• 96 containers have now been loaded for sea transport from Bangkok
to
Yangon. The first shipment is due to arrive on August 5th.
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Myanmar: Bulletin n.4 - 23 July 2008 (Logistics Cluster)
Highlights:
The airbridge from Bangkok to Yangon will continue with two aircraft until August 10th. The Ilyushin 76 has been flying three rotations a day for the last two days. The goal is to bring as much of the remaining cargo as possible into Myanmar by air before common transport services end.
Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 21 July 2008
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Highlights:
1. AIR OPERATIONS:
• TOTAL FLIGHTS ex DMK (24th May – 21st July): 173
• Cargo moved from DMK: 2,567.8 m
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HELICOPTER OPERATIONS:
• Total number of locations reached up to the 21st of July: 133
• Total rotations: 755
• Planned for tomorrow (22nd): 5 helicopter flights
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Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report (OCHA) - 21 July 2008
SITUATION OVERVIEW
1. The Post-Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) report was simultaneously released in Singapore and Myanmar today by the Government of the Union of Myanmar (GoUM), the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the United Nations.
Post-Nargis Joint Assessment
Source: Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN); Government of Myanmar; United Nations Country Team in Myanmar Date: 21 Jul 2008
FOREWORD
On 2 and 3 May 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck the coast of Myanmar and moved inland across the Ayeyarwady Delta and southern Yangon Division, causing many deaths, destroying livelihoods, and disrupting economic activities and social conditions. This report describes the human loss and assessment of damage to physical assets, the subsequent losses sustained across all economic activities, and the impact of the disaster on both the national economy and household-level activities and well-being.
Myanmar: Logistics Consolidated Situation Report 7 July 2008 (UNJLC)
AIR OPERATIONS:
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TOTAL FLIGHTS ex DMK (24th May – 7th July): 130
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The Ilyushin 76 remains grounded due to technical problems. A replacement
has not yet been found. The Antonov 12 continues to fly two rotations per day,
but for the moment the airbridge is functioning at reduced capacity.
Myanmar: Cyclone Nargis OCHA Situation Report No. 38 - 7 July 2008
SITUATION OVERVIEW
An estimated 2.4 million people were severely affected by Cyclone Nargis, equivalent to more than one third of the population of 7.3 million in the affected townships.
Myanmar: Response to Nargis Cyclone Logistics Consolidated Situation Report 02 Jul 2008 (UNJLC)
Highlights:
As of Monday, June 30th, the Logistics Cluster helicopter operation has been downscaled from ten helicopters to five. This will allow for prolonged air lift capacity through the month of July.
Myanmar: MMA (Central) provides medical treatment in storm-hit regions - 2 July 2008
(Source: Government of Myanmar)
Under the leadership of Myanmar Medical Association (Central), medic teams comprising specialists, doctors and volunteer doctors from Mandalay, Shwebo, Taunggyi, Toungoo, Pyay, Mawlamyine and Pathein townships provided medical treatment for 34 times in storm-hit regions from 2 May to the end of June.
Relief aid transported to Mawlamyinegyun - 2 July 2008
(Source: Government of Myanmar)
Relief aids including 3550 bags of rice, 58 power- tillers by Win Sein boat and 155 rolls of tarpaulin, two water purifiers, 40 packages of rain coat, 9 bottles of edible oil, 40 packages of tarpaulin, nine bags of salt, 11 bags of garlic, 3 bags of onion and household goods totalling 30 tons by Yan Myo Aung boat were transported to Mawlamyinegyun Township yesterday, to be distributed to the storm-affected regions in the township.
Myanmar: Medical teams of house surgeons leave for storm-hit townships in Yangon and Ayeyawady Divs - 1 June 2008
(Source: Government of Myanmar)
Under the arrangements of the Ministry of Health, two medical teams comprising house surgeons left here for storm-hit regions in Yangon and Ayeyawady Divisions this morning.
Myanmar: Relief aid from international community arrives - 1 July 08
(Source: Government of Myanmar)
Relief supplies donated by international community to storm-hit regions are being flown to the nation. Altogether 61.43 tons of relief aid donated by Thailand-based World Food Programme (WFP) arrived at Yangon International Airport today.
Myanmar: IOM delivers medical, shelter aid from three delta hubs, appeals for more funding - 24 June 2008
(Source: International Organization for Migration)
IOM Yangon has now received over 100 tonnes of medical supplies and other emergency relief goods valued at over USD 2 million to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis, which struck the Irrawaddy delta on May 2nd.
Myanmar: Final relief push for Cyclone-affected as efforts shift towards long-term needs - 23 June 2008
Source: World Vision
Five planeloads of World Vision’s relief supplies landed in Yangon airport on 20 June. This latest delivery represents a final push of relief provisions before programmes turn to longer-term unmet needs.
Myanmar - Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 23 June 2008 - Logistics Cluster
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Since the start of the emergency operation on May 20th, the Logistics Cluster has delivered the following cargo inside Myanmar...
Myanmar: Relief supplies arrive in Mawlamyinegyun Township - 22 June 2008
(Source: Government of Myanmar)
Kyu Sein Hlaing ship carrying 53 tons of assorted foodstuff, bottled drinking water, mosquito nets, blankets, slippers and personal goods for the storm victims in the affected areas arrived at Athint jetty in Mawlamyinegyun Township on 19 June.
Myanmar - Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 22 June 2008 - Logistics Cluster
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Since the start of the emergency operation on May 20th, the Logistics Cluster has delivered the following cargo inside Myanmar...
Urgent funding needed for WFP helicopters to assist in Myanmar - 20 June 2008
Source: World Food Programme
A critical shortage of funds for a helicopter operation providing essential logistical support to nearly 50 aid agencies is threatening the relief effort for 2.4 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the United Nations World Food Programme warned today.
Myanmar: Emergency & rehabilitation programme - Needs assessment for the cyclone Nargis affected areas - 20 June 2008
(Source: Food and Agriculture Organization)
The Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008, making landfall in Ayeyarwady Division crossing through the Irrawaddy delta from southwest to northeast, and directly hitting the country's largest city, Yangon. Major damage was reported in the affected areas, particularly in the low-lying agricultural delta region where the Cyclone's impact was compounded by a storm surge.
Myanmar - Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 19 June 2008 - Logistics Cluster
- Activities : Coordination, Air Transport, Supply Chain
Volunteers help Myanmar cyclone victims still without foreign aid - 18 June 2008
(Source: Agence France-Presse)
Cyclone Nargis almost destroyed the remote village of Kyon Ka Nan, but residents are now rebuilding their homes and their food stocks, aided by a resilient group of Myanmar volunteers.
ASEAN Secretariat receives US$850,000 grant from World Bank for Myanmar cyclone Nargis response - 18 June 2008
Source: Association of Southeast Asian Nations
The ASEAN Secretariat received a US$850,000-grant from World Bank today for disaster assessment and recovery activities in cyclone-hit Myanmar. Dr Soeung Rathchavy, Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Secretariat and Mr Joachim von Amsberg, Country Director for Indonesia, World Bank signed the grant agreement this afternoon.
CARE begins planning for early recovery phase in Myanmar - 17 June 2008
Source: CARE
Despite logistical difficulties, CARE is continuing to provide emergency relief in Myanmar, and with more than 500 staff members in country, CARE is now playing an important role in an overall assessment of requirements for early recovery. CARE has targeted 250,000 people for emergency help, and so far we have managed to reach more than 230,000 people.
Myanmar - Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 17 June 2008 - Logistics Cluster
- The Yangon Logistics Cluster meeting was held: 45 participants attended the meeting. Minutes are available on the Logistics Cluster web page.
Myanmar: Red Cross welcomes special cyclone support - 16 June 2006
Source: Australian Red Cross
Australian Red Cross CEO Robert Tickner today warmly welcomed a special contribution by the Government of South Australia to aid victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar(Burma).
WHO releases first disease surveillance reports in Myanmar - 16 June 1008
(Source: World Health Organization)
The World Health Organization and Health Cluster partners have released the first disease surveillance bulletin in cyclone affected areas based on the Early Warning, Alert and Response System (EWARS). Between 1-7 June, 685 cases of acute respiratory infections, 117 cases of bloody diarrhoea, 542 cases of acute diarrhoea, 337 cases of trauma/injuries, 10 cases of measles, 5 cases of malaria and three cases of suspected dengue hemorrhagic fever were reported.
Myanmar - Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 16 June 2008 - Logistics Cluster
- The Yangon Logistics Cluster meeting will be held tomorrow Tuesday 17th June at 14.00 hours.
- The Logistics cluster continued the support of the TRI PARTITE CORE GROUP Village Tract Assessment in the Delta area.
Burma: New rules further delay relief - 13 June 2008
Source: Human Rights Watch
New Burmese government guidelines on humanitarian agencies will further hamper the delivery of aid to the victims of Cyclone Nargis, Human Rights Watch said today.
Myanmar: A journey into the heart of the cyclone-hit delta - 13 June 2008
(Source: Integrated Regional Information Networks)
A month after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, access to the worst-affected Ayeyarwady Delta for foreigners, whether aid workers or journalists, remains a challenge. A photo-journalist recalls his struggle to reach the southern area of Bogale.
Myanmar - Logistics Consolidated Situation Report - 13 June 2008 - Logistics Cluster
- The first Bogale Logistics Cluster meeting was held yesterday 12th June in Bogale.
- A MEDEVAC took place today with the support of one of helicopters operating in the Delta area.
Pictures from the Logistics Cluster operation in Myanmar - 30 May 2008
- In pictures - Operation at Yangon jetty
- In pictures - Barges loading - Yangon
- In Pictures - Hubs
- In Pictures - Inter-Agency Warehouse - Yangon
