Update-5

• US flight canceled – US ambassador to Thailand said that the US aid flight to Burma is not going ahead. read more

Update-4

• Burmese government has agreed to accept the US emergency aid assistance. The government allowed at least one US military plane to deliver supplies to Yangon. read more
• Singapore Polytechnic shows their compassion and care for the victims in Burma. Department of Student and Alumni Affairs(SAA) will accept donations through cheque or cash. Some SP students including Burmese students will also be doing campus-wide collection. read more
• Photos of Burma after Nargis

Update-3

• The senior U.S.diplomat in Burma said the death toll from cyclone may exceed 100,000 and 70,000 people are missing. But Burmese government estimated 22,000 death and 41,000 are missing.
• Many Aid Agencies are ready to go into the country but to get visas is the problem. United Nations urged the government to grant visas to international relief workers. If the delay continues, the situation in Burma could be worse.
• Hundreds of World Vision staff are in Burma with limited supplies
• Many Countries and organizations are offering help but yet to be accepted by the government.

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Update-2

• Death toll likely to hit 80,000 – more
• Aid supplies arrived at Yangon airport yesterday but they had to be unloaded by hand because there was no forklifts at the airport. – more
• 5000 square kilometres remain underwater in the Irrawaddy delta – more

Update

• Aid agencies face battle to reach victims of the cyclone
• Death tolls hit 62,000 and one million left homeless
• Burma needs Transport, Food, Shelter, Water and Sanitation.

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