UNICEF: Racing against time in Myanmar

NEW YORK, 7 May 2008 -- With 5,000 square km underwater and an estimated 1 million people homeless and in need of assistance, Myanmar continues to reel from the effects of Cyclone Nargis, which struck last weekend. In its response to the crisis, UNICEF is focusing on providing safe water and hygiene supplies to children and families at risk of life-threatening water-bourne diseases.

UNICEF Myanmar field staff are delivering pre-stocked emergency supplies to Myanmar's largely flooded Irrawaddy Delta. The aid delivered so far includes thousands of sachets of oral rehydration salts to prevent diarrhoeal dehydration, as well as water purification tablets, family hygiene kits, essential medicines, first aid kits and shelter materials.

To read the full story, visit: http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/myanmar_43788.html

Footage courtesy of Reuters

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