So far Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) medical teams have carried out about 1,700 medical consultations in Pathein (Bassein), Haigyi, Pyinsalu and Tongwa. People mainly suffer from minor wounds and cuts, but MSF has also seen a significant amount of diarrhoea and fever cases.
Two more teams have started working further south in Laputta, where there are reportedly more than 30 sites with up to 5,000 displaced people in each. MSF is now trying to reach other locations south of Laputta where we suspect many more severely affected people.
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| MSF teams in Myanmar distributing emergency items, including plastic sheeting for shelter, to populations affected by cyclone Nargis. © Souheil Reiache /MSF |
Trucks full of food, plastic sheeting, and other medical and non-medical supplies continue to arrive daily. There are 79 MSF workers in this part of the delta as of today, and between 10 and 20 more staff are arriving daily.
There are many dead bodies, some of which are being put in the river. Teams have also distributed plastic sheeting and food to about 50,000 people. They are also carrying out water and sanitation activities, mainly water purification. There are a huge numbers of flattened houses and other structures and a lot of areas remain flooded.
MSF activities are continuing in Twantey, Bogaley, Daala, and Yangon. Teams have distributed food, plastic sheeting and have provided medical care.
A cargo plane with 40 tonnes of relief and medical supplies was due to leave on Saturday from Bordeaux, France. After some re-fueling stops-over, it should land in Yangon this afternoon (local time).
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| MSF staff loading 35 tons of supplies for the victims of the cyclone in Myanmar on a cargo plane at Frankfurt Hahn airport in Germany. The cargo contains water and sanitation supplies, plastic sheeting, and medical supplies. © Frey-Pressebild |
Another plane carrying 35 tonnes of water and sanitation equipment, medical supplies, and plastic sheeting was due to leave from Hahn, Germany on Saturday 10 May. The plane will refuel a couple of times, and is scheduled to arrive in Yangon later tonight. This plane is one of the five shipments mentioned in the previous crisis info updates (initially scheduled to depart from Amsterdam).
A third cargo with 40 tonnes of relief supplies was scheduled to leave yesterday, Sunday 11 May from Ostende, Belgium.
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