The United Nations on Tuesday said it needed $375 million in funding to get food, medicine and other relief supplies to millions of people affected by a cyclone that devastated parts of Myanmar and Bangladesh.
Western Myanmar and provinces in neighbouring Bangladesh, where there is a large population of Rohingya Muslims and refugees, bore the brunt of Cyclone Mocha on May 14, which is estimated to haveFor Myanmar, the U.N. said it was appealing for $122 million in extra funding and for $211 million of existing funds to be channelled toward cyclone response, while a separate $42 million was needed for Bangladesh.
The appeal comes as humanitarian organisations struggle to access the worst-hit areas due to storm damage and theyA senior aid worker who spoke on condition of anonymity told Reuters supplies were sitting in warehouses in the commercial capital Yangon as they awaited clearance more than a week after the disaster.
A spokesperson for the junta could not be reached for comment. The military leadership has said 145 people died in the storm and that aid is being delivered to affected areas. "Before that, those who could afford it, bought food and those who couldn't just starved. We don't have medicine or clinics and are very much in need of that. We also need more food supplies," said the survivor, who declined to be identified for safety reasons.
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