Cyclone Nargis - OCHA Situation Report Number 27

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HIGHLIGHTS: * One month since the cyclone struck Myanmar, preliminary estimates indicate that 1.3 million beneficiaries, out of the estimated 2.4 million people affected, have been reached with some assistance by international NGOs, the Red Cross and the UN. Most of those 1.3 million who have been reached have received very basic assistance, which is inadequate and below minimum requirements. A large number of villages have not received any support from the UN, international NGOs, or the Red Cross.... * WFP estimates that it has reached approximately 501,000 beneficiaries with varying rations. Reports from NGOs from remote areas have not yet been received; therefore the beneficiary numbers are lower than the actual figure. * The logistics cluster highlighted that although there is sufficient cargo currently on stock to maintain flights out of the Bangkok staging area until the end of the week, there is little information regarding other planned cargo. If this situation is maintained the Logistics Cluster will decrease the air fleet working out of Bangkok. * The main challenges in getting shelter materials to beneficiaries are related to material availability, transport, and access to affected areas. Key agencies have reported a possible shortage of shelter and relief goods in the coming weeks as the overall distribution capacity exceeds the pipeline for incoming goods.

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United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)

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2008-06-04

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2008-06-04

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