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 Basic supplies, medicine part of emergency response
May 6, 2008 Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Nadia McGill/ADRA/ANN Staff
The Adventist Development and Relief Agency is joining other aid organizations in responding to survivors of Tropical Cyclone Nargis, a 10-hour storm that killed an estimated 15,000 people and left nearly 3,000 unaccounted for when it slammed Myanmar last weekend, the Foreign Ministry said.
International aid agencies, including the Adventist Development and Relief Agency, are assessing damage in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which hit Myanmar last weekend, leaving at least 15,000 dead and thousands displaced. [photo: Steve Tasker/ADRA/ANN]
ADRA is expected to provide food, water, medical supplies, shelter and clothing for hundreds of thousands of displaced people. In some villages, officials estimate the 130-mph cyclone decimated 95 percent of the homes. Five regions of the Southeast Asian nation remain in a state of emergency, while crews begin tackling downed trees and other debris.
Foreign Ministry officials welcomed international aid yesterday and requested roofing materials, temporary tents, water purifying tablets, blankets and mosquito nets. ADRA emergency response personnel based in Yangon, which sustained a direct hit, are evaluating widespread damage and will focus their relief efforts on the most urgent needs.
ADRA officials said their relief efforts would likely expand in the coming weeks. Additional information about ADRA can be found at www.adra.org.
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