AMURT responds to
devastating cyclone
in Burma
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Mayanmar (Burma) was hit hard by cyclone Nargis on
May 3. It is the worst natural disaster in East Asia
since the tsunami of 2004. Most of the 25,000 known
deaths occurred in the southern Irrawaddy river
delta region. Officials say the majority of people
were killed by a tidal surge 12 ft (3.5m) high. Towns in the Irrawaddy delta are still completely
flooded and approximately 1,5 million people have been made
homeless. The old capital Rangoon is without
electricity and has received enormous damage to is
infrastructure.
AMURT has volunteer teams on the ground and are
sending in overseas experts and coordinators.
Distribution of food and medicine is our immediate
priority. Our tried and tested system of making
assessment on a family by family basis effectively
identifies the most vulnerable sectors of the
society. We need you help to deliver relief to the
hundreds of thousands of Burmese affected by the
this catastrophe.
Donate for
this effort
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