Myanmar: Months after Floods, Magwe Communities Struggle to Recover

Apr 12, 2016 | Ei Cherry Aung, Myanmar Now
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In the aftermath of the disaster, Myanmar’s Ministry of Social Affairs, Rescue and Resettlement said it had provided assistance worth nearly 686 million kyats until Aug. 27 last year. The government has yet to release data on how much support it has given to the disaster victims since. International aid organisations also stepped in and launched large-scale emergency operations followed by rehabilitation programmes. The UN World Food Programme will continue its food recovery response to a total of 104,000 people until mid-2016, while the Food and Agriculture Organisation will provide assistance to around 150,000 farmers and fishermen, the organisations said in a statement accompanying a flood recovery report released in March.

In the aftermath of the disaster, Myanmar’s Ministry of Social Affairs, Rescue and Resettlement said it had provided assistance worth nearly 686 million kyats until Aug. 27 last year. The government has yet to release data on how much support it has given to the disaster victims since.

International aid organisations also stepped in and launched large-scale emergency operations followed by rehabilitation programmes. The UN World Food Programme will continue its food recovery response to a total of 104,000 people until mid-2016, while the Food and Agriculture Organisation will provide assistance to around 150,000 farmers and fishermen, the organisations said in a statement accompanying a flood recovery report released in March.