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Friday, May 9, 2008

Myanmar Cyclone

 

These are video clips from World Vision.

Cyclone Nargis has wreaked major devastation on the Irrawaddy Delta region and Yangon city of Myanmar.
According to state news reports more than 22,000 people were killed and over 1 million have lost their homes. The cyclone is the deadliest natural disaster to hit Myanmar in recent history. The government has declared a state of emergency in five provinces, and has invited World Vision to assist in relief efforts.

World Vision is distributing relief items and has sent assessment teams to the worst hit areas.
For updates, please visit http://www.wvasiapacific.org/

To contribute towards relief efforts undertaken by World Vision, please click here.

 

 

 

 

MERCY MALAYSIA

 

MERCY Malaysia is an international non-governmental organisation, a member of the Asian Disaster Reduction & Response Network (ADRRN) and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA). MERCY Malaysia has Special Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic & Social Council (ECOSOC) and is certified by the Humanitarian Accountability Partnership (HAP) International.

MERCY Malaysia Prepares Deployment of Rapid Assessment Team to Yangon, Myanmar

MERCY Malaysia will be deploying a two-member relief team to Yangon tonight (8th May). A second team will be deployed on Friday. If you wish to support our efforts to bring emergency humanitarian aid to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar.

At present, MERCY Malaysia is preparing emergency relief items to be sent to Yangon, including 400 kilogrammes or 57,600 pieces of water purification sachets. Each sachet purifies 10 litres of water.

 

Safe potable water is critically needed in Myanmar post-Cyclone, and MERCY Malaysia plans to expand its Water, Sanitation and Hygiene programmes to ensure safe water for the survivors is sustained.

 

Other items include 2,000 kilogrammes of plastic sheets and 50 kilogrammes of pharmaceutical drugs to be sent to Yangon.

MAYBANK
Account’s name: MERCY Humanitarian Fund
Account no. : 5621 - 7950 - 4126

ABA Swift Code: MBB EMY KLA
Address: MAYBANK BERHAD, 20G-28G, Jalan Wawasan 4/5, Bandar Baru Ampang, 68000 Ampang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.

OR

RHB Bank
Account’s name: MERCY Malaysia
Account no : 2-12273-0000-9257

Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar
Tuesday, 06 May 2008

The following are the details of emergency response :

Latest Update

International Response

Source: http://www.reuters.com Nearly 22,500 killed, 41,000 missing. One million homeless. Irrawaddy delta - 5,000 sq km under water. Entire towns virtually destroyed

MERCY Malaysia is on standby to deploy a team to Myanmar to help survivors of Cyclone Nargis. MERCY Malaysia has allocated an initial RM150,000 for aid response in Myanmar. MERCY Malaysia issued a public appeal via its website for funds. The International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC) has allocated USD189,263 from the Emergency Fund to support the Myanmar Red Cross (MRCS) to conduct assessments of affected areas and distribution of relief items. The IFRC will distribute 2,000 extended family kits in Yangon today. A total of 2,000 hygiene kits and 2,000 shelter kits are ready to be flown from Kuala Lumpur and Dubai to Myanmar, due to arrive in two days. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has handed over four vehicles and drivers to MRCS to conduct needs assessment in provinces. World Vision will provide food and water in Yangon. The United Nations’ Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA)’s Logistics Supply Unit are on standby to mobilise supplies from Brindisi, Italy including a shipment of water supply and sanitation items, as well as shelter items. Yangon airport is however still closed. The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is prepared to lead the shelter cluster and provide medical supplies and other non-food items but will await more information from Yangon before confirming its role. The World Food Programme (WFP) has 400 metric tonnes of food prepared to delivery to Myanmar. The United Nations’ Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has water, school, nutrition and medical kits prepared. The World Health Organisation (WHO) is prepared to provide medical kits. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has prepared other relief materials.

Pls do contribute, no matter how big/small the amount is, because every cent helps!!!

I know it’s hard for me to go there but the least I can do is to provide them with financial aid. So everyone, pls do your part!

p/s: I’m going to donate via MERCY MALAYSIA’s bank account, whoever that is lazy to walk to the bank, I can “tumpang” you. Just give me a call and tell me how much you wana donate, you can pay me back later. Thanks!

Posted by Jun Xuen, Ivan at 6:40 PM

My nama ialah Jun Xuen
Ppl call saya Ivan
Am an ordinary lelaki
Has big dreams
Am a PJ dude
Was born on the last day of April
Doing A-Level now
Like to shiok sendiri
as in very lame-lah…
sori for the bad england
haha >.< enough crap XD