Today’s Paper. He said stagnant waters were a perfect breeding ground for the malaria mosquito, so insecticide-treated nets were needed. Cyclone nargis was estimated to cost $10 billion –Katrina: $150 billion. Nargis is the deadliest named cyclone in the North Indian Ocean Basin, as well as the second-deadliest named cyclone of all time, behind Typhoon Nina of 1975. The project implemented were: Watsan, Shelter and NFI's distribution, Agriculture and Livelihood, Medical and Vector control Teams. Today’s Paper. 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US$100,000, food and medical supplies by private organisations. [77], As of 26 June 2008, United States assistance had totalled $41,169,769 and continued to be directed by the USAID DART stationed in Thailand. Ban's comments came after the World Food Programme resumed food aid after two shipments of high energy biscuits were stolen by the military. The recent two negotiations occurred as Cyclone Patricia hammered villages in Mexico and Cyclone Erika killed at least 20 people and set back development in the small island nation of Dominica by 20 years. Sewa International has a network of volunteers and partner organisations active in the affected areas. This is largely because the United States is a wealthy country and Myanmar is a poor country. Compared to Cyclone Nargis, Hurricane Katrina caused fewer deaths and cost much more in damages. [41] Estimates of the people missing were 53,836, with 84,537 confirmed dead. [126] Some critics were even suggesting genocide since the Burmese government had deliberately denied storm victims aid, allowing for hundreds of thousands to potentially die from starvation, exposure, and disease. The two deadliest storms, Cyclone Gorky (Bangladesh, 1991; 138,866 deaths) and Cyclone Nargis (Myanmar, 2008; 138,366 deaths) accounted for two-thirds of cyclone deaths between 1980 and 2009. On May 3, 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck the coastal communities of Myanmar (formerly Burma), pummeling the low-lying region with massive waves and catastrophic weather conditions. Four people died in Odisha, two from collapsed objects, one due to drowning, and one from head trauma. [5] Damage was at $12 billion, making Nargis the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the North Indian Ocean at the time,[6] before that record was broken by Cyclone Amphan in 2020.[7][8][9]. The cost to Burma was split between $1.7bn damage to assets and $2.3bn loss of assets, according to the report. Parts of Myanmar’s coast have been largely cleared of mangrove forests in recent decades and coastal communities are now more exposed to cyclone damage. This is largely because the United States is a wealthy country and Myanmar is a poor country. About 75% of health facilities were damaged, as were 4,000 or more schools. Additionally, Chaiya Sasomsap, Minister of Public Health of Thailand, stated that the Government had already sent medical supplies valued more than one billion baht ($31.3 million) to Myanmar. They carried stockpiles of emergency aid and hundreds of aid workers with experience in coping with the aftermath of a cyclone. [132], On 27 May, to complicate world opinion and in contrast to numerous and varied accounts from international relief organisations, the Burmese junta praised U.N. The recent two negotiations occurred as Cyclone Patricia hammered villages in Mexico and Cyclone Erika killed at least 20 people and set back development in the small island nation of Dominica by 20 years. The category 4 storm slammed into Myanmar’s low-lying Irrawaddy Delta, an … It estimated about 209,000 families had rebuilt their own homes alone over the past year. The storm left in its wake at least 22,000 dead, 41,000 more missing, and extensive damage to the nation’s premier agricultural areas. [89], In the days after the storm, the junta pursued a CNN reporter covering the effects of the storm. Experts Evaluate Myanmar Cyclone Damage. Since Nargis hit right around harvest, a rice shortage and famine could result. $2bn. The impact of cyclone Nargis in 2008 was the most visible recent demonstration of Myanmar's vulnerability to extreme weather events. He also rebuked the junta as being guilty of inhuman actions. [141] with the help of Burma Global Action Network, Burma Campaign UK, Canadian Friends of Burma, the US Campaign for Burma, Info Birmanie, as well as countless local partners, a Global Day of Action for Burma a call for Humanitarian Intervention was held on 17 May 2008, in cities worldwide. [37] Thousands of houses were flooded, with 21 reported destroyed. [135], In a public poll conducted throughout Myanmar on 9 May 2008 by Mizzima, a Myanmar news agency, 64% of those surveyed still intended to vote in the referendum. There might well be more dead than the tsunami caused in Sri Lanka. FireFly Mission is working with groups of Monks and other local NGOs on the ground. [88], Local NGOs also responded to the emergency, many adapting from human-rights or women's focuses to humanitarian emergency relief. These political tensions raised the concern that some food and medical supplies might become unusable, even before the Burmese junta officially accepted the international relief effort. [39], When the cyclone was originally expected to strike near Bangladesh, officials requested farmers to hurriedly finish harvesting the rice crop. Area VIII North of Equator", "Tropical Storm "Nargis" Advisory No. Dry air weakened the cyclone on 29 April, though after beginning a steady eastward motion, Nargis rapidly intensified to attain peak winds of at least 165 km/h (105 mph) on 2 May, according to IMD observations; the JTWC assessed peak winds of 215 km/h (130 mph), making it a weak Category 4 cyclone on the SSHS. Like macabre clockwork, the climate negotiations often open against a background of terrible storms. The United States Government also demanded that the United Nations not endorse the referendum. According to official figures, 84,500 people were killed and 53,800 went missing. The DOD efforts were under the direction of Joint Task Force Caring Response. 4) are next on the estimated damage cost. In addition, when Nargis reached Category 4 on the SSHS on 2 May, it marked the only time that a Category 4 storm had formed in this basin for three consecutive years: starting with 2006's Mala, going into 2007 with Sidr and Gonu, and ending with Nargis. Relief and reconstruction work in Burma after Cyclone Nargis will cost at least $1bn (£500m), according to the UN and the regional body Asean. The aid would start arriving 21 May. Cyclone Nargis caused devastating damage to the environment of the Ayeyarwady and Yangon Divisions, an area where local livelihoods are heavily reliant on the natural resource base. [124] The House of Commons of Canada condemned the Burmese government's response in a resolution passed unanimously on 9 May 2008. "[72] On 7 May 2008, those units, with their subordinate aeroplanes, were permitted to land in Yangon, carrying drinking water and construction material. Losses of life and material damage are significant due to strong winds, heavy rains, large swells and storm surges. "Nargis affected approximately 800,000 housing units: around 450,000 units are estimated to have been totally damaged and around 350,000 unites were more lightly damaged," states the report. Samak Sundaravej stated that "if Myanmar gives the green light allowing us to help, our Air Force will provide C-130 aircraft to carry our teams there. Disaster Management System . Continue reading the main story. Foundation for the People of Burma provides direct assistance and is operating in Rangoon. [127], On 16 May 2008, the Burmese UN ambassador accused France of deploying a warship to the Burmese coast. Prime Minister Gordon Brown remained extremely critical of the Burmese régime and had not ruled out violating Burmese sovereignty by carrying out "forced airdrops" to deliver aid. Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis (Urdu: نرگس‎ [ˈnərɡɪs]) was an extremely destructive and deadly tropical cyclone that caused the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar during early May 2008. [137] More than two weeks later, relief had only reached 25 percent of people in need. Logistics costs per family kit cost CHF 142 for Yogyakarta and CHF 268 ... first two months as the extent of the damage gradually became apparent, this study the June 12th took ... stocking levels did not reach the 20,000 family kit level prior to Cyclone Nargis, the total Myanmar response Around 138,000 people died and tens of thousands of homes and other buildings were washed away. [13] Initially, the depression moved westward and was classified as a deep depression by the IMD, before the United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center (JTWC) initiated advisories and classified the storm as Tropical Cyclone 01B later that day. 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