Wednesday 25 June 2008

Final relief push as efforts shift towards long-term needs

Five planeloads of World Vision’s relief supplies landed in Yangon on Friday 20 June. The delivery, including 20,000 tarpaulins, represents a final push of relief provisions before operations turn to longer-term needs.

World Vision’s relief efforts are being carried out despite heavy rains, poor road conditions and poor communications. The supplies from the airlifts will allow World Vision to speed up distributions, which are targeting 220,000 beneficiaries across Yangon and the Delta.

Travel authorisation is required for international staff travelling to the Delta region. World Vision has so far sent six international staff to the Delta, and is awaiting permission for two more to travel over the coming week. World Vision’s national staff have been able to freely access cyclone-affected regions as the travel constraints only apply to international staff.
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