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Minbu : Tropical CycloneTaungdwingyi Nargis (as of 7 May 2008)

• Population in disaster-declared Government authorized UN GMT +6:30 to airlift relief items from the areas: approx. 24 million United Nations Humanitarian • In Yangon: approx. 6 million Response Depot (UNHRD) in CHINA • Over 1 million expected to be Brindisi, Italy. INDIA SITUATION in need of urgent humanitarian assistance MYANMAR • Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar • 22,000 dead 4 May LAO on 2 and 3 May 2008, sweeping • 41,000 missing P.D.R. through the Ayeyarwady • 90-95% of the buildings in 7 Toungoo 3 May 2 May (Irrawaddy) Delta region and townships destroyed 1 May THAILAND SOUTH the country’s largest city, 30 Apr CHINA Yangon. WFP food commodities MYANMAR CAMBODIA SEA • Total: 3,800 MT • Severe flooding, damaged Pyu 27 Apr • In Yangon: 980 MT infrastructure and ANDAMAN Gulf of communications pose major SEA Thailand I logistical problems both for r a Bago w assessment and for provision of a

d d relief. y Nyaunglebin • Relief capacity inside the country already severely Bay of stretched, both in terms of supplies and human resources. Bengal Henzada • Severe food security situation. Thanatpin Kyaikto LINKS Ayeyawaddy Yangon Kayin • Affected by severe Yandoon Thaton floods • OCHA Situation Report No. 4 80 MT of rice delivery Hlaingtharya • >1,000 homeless • Latest updates for Myanmar: Syriam • 100 homes inundated Tropical Cyclone Nargis planned for today, split • 10,000 dead Kayan Tak between Hlaingtharya • 190,000 homeless Twante • Related maps and Yangon Thongwa Martaban Disclaimers: Moulmeingyun The boundaries and names shown and the 30 MT of rice Mudon designations used on all maps do not imply Labutta delivered to clinics official endorsement or acceptance by the THAILAND United Nations. on outskirts of The data and information represented Yangon originates from public sources as indicated. Kyaikkami Mon ReliefWeb makes every effort to use the latest available data and to ensure that its products are accurate, complete and timely, but no warranties are made to this effect. Comments are welcome to [email protected]. Creation date: 7 May 2008 Base map sources: UNCS, UNISYS, UNOSAT, International Boundary Population Estimates Gulf of Europa Technologies (Global Discovery), GAUL. from Global Discovery data Narrative and statistical sources: Administrative Boundary Mottama Ye UN OCHA. 7 May 2008. OCHA Situation Report No.4. Affected Areas > 1,000,000 (Gulf of Martaban) 100,000 - 1,000,000 Satellite-Detected Flood Waters 10,000 - 100,000 0 50 < 10,000 www.reliefweb.int Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs Km United Nations