Photos from Myanmar taken by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies in Myanmar.

Below is the info we’re receiving as of now (it’s all subject to change).

• Much of the villages in the Ayeyarwady delta have been destroyed.
• According to the International Federation, the most urgent humanitarian needs are access to safe drinking water or purification tablets, cooking sets, hygeine kits, shelter materials, and mosquito nets.
• The first Red Cross flight arrived yesterday from Kuala Lumpur with 6 tons of shelter supplies – tarpualins, plastic sheeting, nails, hammers, ropes and insecticide-treated bed nets. We are expecting a commercial flight to land today with 8 tons of supplies from Kuala Lumpur.
• Yesterday (8 May), in just one area near to the city of Yangon, the Red Cross was able to distribute 15,000 water purification tablets.
• Today (9 May), we are parterning with UNICEF to load two trucks full of relief supplies to distribute in the delta region.

American Red Cross Response:

• American Red Cross is contributing relief supplies valued at up to $250,000 in support of the International Federation’s appeal, and stands ready to mobilize additional assistance as needed.
• The American Red Cross International Disaster Response Unit is mobilizing staff in anticipation of requests for personnel from the International Federation.
• $1 million will be used to procure and distribute relief supplies through a grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (USAID/OFDA).
• The American Red Cross remains in contact with the Federation Asia and Pacific Zone in Kuala Lumpur.
• Please visit RCO for additional information.

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