Myanmar: Nargis (as of 6 May 2008)

GMT +6:30 • Population in disaster declared areas: approx. 24 million • In : approx. 6 million • Hundreds of thousands SITUATION

expected to be in need of • Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar urgent humanitarian assistance 4 May LAO on 2 and 3 May 2008, sweeping P.D.R. • 22,000 dead through the Ayeyarwady 3 May • 41,000 missing 2 May (Irrawaddy) Delta region and 1 May SOUTH the country’s largest city, 30 Apr CHINA Yangon. MYANMAR SEA • Humanitarian partners in the 27 Apr country have begun process of ANDAMAN Gulf of collecting information about Ir Thailand a SEA w the scale of destruction, but a Bago d access to many areas remains d y severely restricted. Certain parts of delta can be reached only by Flight carrying WFP boat. supplies is due to land Bay of • Low-lying delta region suffered in Myanmar on 7 May Bengal from effects of a sizable , which is feared to have wiped out whole villages.

Yangon Kayin LINKS Ayeyawaddy • Affected by severe floods • >1,000 homeless • OCHA Situation Report No. 3 • 100 homes inundated • Latest updates for Myanmar: Tak Yangon Tropical Cyclone Nargis • Related maps • 10,000 dead Disclaimers: The boundaries and names shown and the Bogalay designations used on all maps do not imply • Distribution of food by WFP Mon official endorsement or acceptance by the THAILAND . and MSF Holland The data and information represented • Daily movement of small originates from public sources as indicated. relief items from Yangon to ReliefWeb makes every effort to use the latest available data and to ensure that its products UNDP offices in the delta are accurate, complete and timely, but no established for areas warranties are made to this effect. Comments reachable by road are welcome to [email protected]. Creation date: 6 May 2008 International Boundary Base map sources: UNCS, UNISYS, UNOSAT, Gulf of Global Discovery, GAUL. Administrative Boundary Narrative and statistical sources: Mottama UN OCHA. 6 May 2008. OCHA Situation Report Affected Areas No.3. -Detected Flood Waters (Gulf of Martaban)

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