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Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis | Very severe cyclonic storm (IMD) | | Category 4 cyclone (SSHS) |
Cyclone Nargis on May 1
| | Formed | April 27, 2008 | | Dissipated | May 3, 2008 | Highest
winds | | 165 km/h (105 mph) (3-minute sustained) | | 215 km/h (135 mph) (1-minute sustained) | | | Lowest pressure | ≤ 962 hPa (mbar) | | Fatalities | at least 134,000 (dead or missing)[1][2][3]
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| | Damage | $10 billion (2008 USD) | Areas
affected | Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Burma | Part of the
2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season | Cyclone Nargis (JTWC designation: 01B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Nargis) was a strong tropical cyclone that caused the deadliest natural disaster in the recorded history of Burma (officially known as Myanmar).[6] The cyclone made landfall in the country on May 2, 2008, causing catastrophic destruction and at least 80,000 fatalities with a further 56,000 people still missing.[7] However, Labutta Township alone was reported to have 80,000 dead and some have estimated the death toll may be well over 100,000.[8] Damage is estimated at over $10 billion (USD), which made it the most damaging cyclone ever recorded in this basin. It was also Burma's worst natural disaster overall, as well as being the deadliest.[9] USD redirects here. ...
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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. Including unnamed storms, Nargis is the 8th deadliest cyclone of all time, but an uncertainty between the deaths of Nargis and other cyclones, like the 1991 Bangladesh Cyclone could put Nargis as 7th deadliest or higher, because deaths are still being reported. Nargis was the first tropical cyclone to strike the country since Cyclone Mala made landfall in 2006. Cumulative track map of all North Indian ocean cyclones from 1970 to 2005 The following is a list of North Indian Ocean cyclone seasons. ...
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Relief efforts were slowed for political reasons as Burma's military rulers initially resisted aid. U.S. President George W. Bush said that an angry world should condemn the way Burma's military rulers are handling the aftermath of a devastating cyclone.[10] Burma's ruling party finally accepted aid a few days later from the U.S after India's request was accepted.[11] Further hampering the relief effort was the unfortunate fact that only ten days after the cyclone nearby central China was hit by a massive earthquake, known as the Sichuan earthquake which measured 7.9 in magnitude and itself is projected to have taken nearly 50,000 lives. Furthermore, Burmese militants were found to be selling aid to the highest bidder, and Myanmar's junta warned on May 15th that legal action would be taken against people who trade or hoard international aid. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...
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The cyclone name "Nargis" (نرگس, IPA: næɵr-ɡɵs), is an Urdu word meaning daffodil, which has its roots in the Persian Nargess (given name), which has the same meaning.[12] The first named storm of the 2008 North Indian Ocean cyclone season, Nargis developed on April 27 in the central area of Bay of Bengal. Initially it tracked slowly northwestward and, encountering favorable conditions, it quickly strengthened. Dry air weakened the cyclone on April 29, though after beginning a steady eastward motion Nargis rapidly intensified to attain peak winds of at least 165 km/h (105 mph) on May 2; the Joint Typhoon Warning Center assessed peak winds of 215 km/h (135 mph). The cyclone moved ashore in the Ayeyarwady Division of Burma near peak intensity and, after passing near the major city of Yangon (Rangoon), the storm gradually weakened until dissipating near the border of Burma and Thailand. IPA may refer to: The International Phonetic Alphabet or India Pale Ale ...
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[edit] Storm history In the last week of April 2008, an area of deep convection persisted near a low-level circulation in the Bay of Bengal about 1150 km (715 mi) east-southeast of Chennai, India.[13] With good outflow and low wind shear, the system slowly organized as its circulation consolidated.[14] At 0300 UTC on April 27, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) classified the system as a depression,[15] and nine hours later the system intensified into a deep depression.[16] At the same time, the Joint Typhoon Warning Center classified it as Tropical Cyclone 01B. With a ridge to its north, the system tracked slowly north-northwestward as banding features improved.[17][18] At 0000 UTC, 5:30 AM Indian Standard Time, on April 28, the IMD upgraded the system to Cyclonic Storm Nargis while it was located about 550 km (340 mi) east of Chennai, India.[19] Convection in the most general terms refers to the movement of currents within fluids (i. ...
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On April 28 Nargis became nearly stationary while located between ridges to its northwest and southeast. That day the JTWC upgraded the storm to cyclone status, the equivalent of a minimal hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson hurricane scale.[20] Around the same time, the IMD upgraded Nargis to a severe cyclonic storm.[21] The cyclone developed a concentric eye feature, which is an eyewall outside the inner dominant eyewall,[22] with warm waters aiding in further intensification.[23] Early on April 29, the JTWC estimated Nargis reached winds of 160 km/h (100 mph),[24] and at the same time the IMD classified the system as a very severe cyclonic storm.[25] Initially, the cyclone was forecast to strike Bangladesh or southeastern India.[26][27] Subsequently, the cyclone became disorganized and weakened due to subsidence and drier air; as a result, deep convection near the center markedly decreased. At the same time, the storm began a motion to the northeast around the periphery of a ridge to its southeast.[28] The circulation remained strong despite the diminishing convection, though satellite intensity estimates using the Dvorak technique indicated the cyclone could have weakened to tropical storm status.[29] By late on April 29, convection had begun to rebuild,[30] though immediate restrengthening was prevented by increased wind shear.[31] is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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 Satellite image of Nargis near landfall On May 1, after turning nearly due eastward, Cyclone Nargis began rapidly intensifying, due to greatly improved outflow in association with an approaching upper-level trough.[32] Strengthening continued as it developed a well-defined eye with a diameter of 19 km (12 mi), and early on May 2 the JTWC estimated the cyclone reached peak winds of 215 km/h (135 mph) as it approached the coast of Burma.[33] At the same time, the IMD assessed Nargis as attaining peak winds of 165 km/h (105 mph).[34] Around 1200 UTC on May 2, Cyclone Nargis made landfall in the Ayeyarwady Division of Burma.[35] The storm gradually weakened over land, with its proximity to the Andaman Sea preventing rapid weakening. Its track turned to the northeast due to the approach of a mid-latitude trough to its northwest, passing just north of Yangon with winds of 130 km/h (80 mph).[36] Early on May 3 the IMD issued its final advisory on the storm.[37] It quickly weakened after turning to the northeast toward the rugged terrain near the Burma-Thailand border, and after deteriorating to minimal tropical storm status, the JTWC issued its last advisory on Nargis.[38] is the 121st day of the year (122nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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[edit] Impact
[edit] Western Bay of Bengal  Rainfall rate from cyclone Nargis, as measured by the TRMM In Sri Lanka the cyclone produced heavy rainfall which led to flooding and landslides across ten districts in the country. The districts of Ratnapura and Kegalle were the most affected, where more than 3,000 families were displaced. Thousands of houses were flooded, with 21 reported destroyed. The rainfall left 4,500 people homeless,[39] and more than 35,000 people were affected on the island.[40] Three people were reported injured on the island, with two others dead.[39] Artist conception of the TRMM satellite. ...
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The India Meteorological Department recommended that fishermen not sail into the ocean during the passage of Nargis. Strong waves and gusty winds were expected along the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh coastline in India.[19] Additionally, the influence of the cyclone lowered temperatures along the Indian coastline, which had been affected by a severe heat wave.[41] IMD logo The India Meteorological Department is a government of India organisation that is responsible for meteorological observations, weather forecasts, detecting earthquakes etc. ...
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When the cyclone was originally expected to strike near Bangladesh, officials requested farmers to hurriedly finish harvesting the rice crop. At the time, the country was experiencing severe food shortages from Cyclone Sidr in the previous year and flooding earlier in the year, and a direct strike from Nargis would have resulted in destroyed crops due to strong winds.[42] Lowest pressure 944 hPa (mbar) Fatalities ≥3,447 Damage $Expression error: Unrecognised word gay (2007 USD) Areas affected Bangladesh and West Bengal, India Part of the 2007 North Indian Ocean cyclone season Cyclone Sidr (JTWC designation: 06B, also known as Very Severe Cyclonic Storm Sidr) is the fourth named storm...
[edit] Burma (Myanmar)  Satellite photography of part of Burma before (top) and after (bottom) the cyclone hit the nation.  Topographic map of the region of Burma affected by Cyclone Nargis. The low-lying Irrawaddy Delta was the hardest hit region. The United Nations estimated in its report that 1.5 million people were "severely affected" by this cyclone.[43] Estimates of the people still missing are 55,917, with 77,738 confirmed dead.[44] Some non-governmental organizations estimating that the final toll will be over 100,000.[45] Foreign aid workers concluded further, that 2 to 3 million are homeless, in the worst disaster in Burma’s history, comparable with the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Andrew Kirkwood, country director of the British charity Save The Children, stated: "We're looking at 50,000 dead and millions of homeless, I'd characterise it as unprecedented in the history of Burma and on an order of magnitude with the effect of the tsunami on individual countries. There might well be more dead than the tsunami caused in Sri Lanka."[46] As a result the Burmese government has declared five regions—Yangon, Ayeyarwady, Bago Divisions and Mon and Kayin States—currently as disaster areas. Thousands of buildings were destroyed; in the town of Labutta, located in the Ayeyarwady Division, state television reported that 75 percent of buildings had collapsed and 20 percent had their roofs ripped off.[47] One report indicated that 95 percent of buildings in the Irrawaddy Delta area were destroyed.[48] Nargis was the deadliest tropical cyclone worldwide since the 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, which killed over 138,000 people. However, if the death toll from Nargis exceeded that of the Bangladesh Cyclone, it would instead make it the deadliest cyclone since the 1970 Bhola Cyclone. At least 10,000 people have been reported to have perished in the delta town of Bogale.[49] Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ...
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A diplomat in the city of Rangoon spoke to the Reuters news agency, giving them a description of the scene. He said that the area around him looked like a 'war zone' as a result of the cyclone. Burst sewage mains caused the landscape to flood with waste, ruining the rice crop.[50] An official from the United Nations also commented on the situation, at the time of the event. "It's a bad situation. Almost all the houses are smashed. People are in a terrible situation," he said. Another UN representative also spoke on the incident. He reported that "The Irrawaddy delta was hit extremely hard not only because of the wind and rain but because of the storm surge." The Daily Telegraph, a UK newspaper, reported that food prices in Burma could be affected by this disaster.[51] Reuters Group plc (LSE: RTR and NASDAQ: RTRSY); pronounced is known as a financial market data provider and a news service that provides reports from around the world to newspapers and broadcasters. ...
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Woradet Wirawekhin (th: วรเดช วีระเวคิน), Deputy Director General of Thailand's Department of Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on 7 May 2008 that, in reference to a report submitted by Bansan Bunnak (th: บรรสาน บุนนาค), Thai ambassador in Yangon, the conditions in the city had degenerated and that most businesses and markets were closed. The Deputy Director General also reported that the locals also faced even more increasing adversity in basic subsistence; local food prices have already been increased two- or threefold.[clarify][52] Thai (, transcription: phasa thai, transliteration: ; IPA: ), is the national and official language of Thailand and the mother tongue of the Thai people, Thailands dominant ethnic group. ...
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[edit] Aftermath
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[edit] International relief On May 6, 2008, the Burma government representation in New York formally asked the United Nations for help, but in other ways it remains resistant to the most basic assistance.[46] As of May 7, 2008, the government of Burma has not officially endorsed international assistance, but stated that they are, "willing to accept international assistance, preferably bilateral, government to government." The biggest challenge at present is obtaining visas for entry into the country. is the 126th day of the year (127th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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According to Thai Rath Newspaper of Thailand on 8 May 2008.[53] In the afternoon (Bangkok time) of 7 May 2008, the Burmese junta permitted Italian flights containing relief supplies from the United Nations, and twenty-five tonnes of consumable goods, to land in Burma. However, many nations and organizations hope to deliver assistance and relief to Burma without delay; most of their officials, supplies and stores are waiting in Thailand and at the Yangon airport, as the Burmese junta declines to issue visas for many of those individuals. These political tensions raise the concern that some food and medical supplies might become unusable, even before the Burmese junta officially accepts the international relief effort. Thai Rath (Thai ไทยรัà¸) is a Thai language daily newspaper published in Bangkok, Thailand and distributed nationwide. ...
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India, one of the few countries which maintains close relations with Burma, launched Operation Sahayata[54] under which two Indian Navy ships and two Indian Air Force (IAF) aircraft supplied the first international relief material to the cyclone-hit country.[55] The two aircraft carried 4 tonnes of relief supplies each while the Indian Navy transported more than 100 tonnes of relief material.[56] On May 8, the IAF dispatched third air consignment carrying over 32 tonnes of relief material including tents, blankets and medicines.[57] India plans to send more aid to Burma.[58] In a separate development, Burma denied Indian search and rescue teams and media access to critical cyclone-hit areas.[59] India released a statement saying it had requested Burma to accept international aid especially that from the United States,[60] to which Burma agreed.[61][62] According to various reports, Indian authorities had warned Burma about the danger that Cyclone Nargis posed 48 hours before it hit the country's coast.[63] As of 16 May 2008, India's offer to send a team of 50 medical personnel to set up two independent mini-hospitals in the Irrawaddy delta has been accepted by the Myanmar government.[64][65] An aircraft carrying the team of doctors and approximately 6 tonnes of medicines was being prepared at Delhi's Palam Air Force Base. The Indian Navy is the naval branch of the armed forces of India. ...
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Italy provided 465,000 euros worth of aid in the form of 30 tons of emergency relief equipment, such as stretchers, generators, water purifiers in a flight organized by the World Food Program that arrived in Yangon from the World Food Program on May 8th. This was the first aid flight from a Western nation, preceded only by aid from Thailand.[66][67]
In addition to this aid, the Italian government provided 500,000 euros through the World Food Program and 500,000 euros through funding to relief agencies through the UN. An additional 123,000 euros was provided through the Red Cross as well as 300,000 euros worth of further financing for emergency equipment.
[edit] Malaysia Malaysia is to channel US$1 million (RM3.2 million) in financial assistance and RM500,000 in humanitarian aid to Burma. Humanitarian aid would be transported by Hercules C130 and would include 5,000 blankets, 30 tents and RM100,000 worth of T-shirts, batik sarong, biscuits, instant noodles and medicines.[68] Mercy Malaysia, a volunteer relief organization in Malaysia, is sending a four-member relief team to Rangoon, Burma to assess the situation in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. They would start looking into areas such as shelter, clean water, sanitation and emergency medical treatment.[69] RM1.8mil collected for victims of Myanmar’s cyclone victims through The Star Myanmar Relief Fund and handed to Mercy Malaysia executive council member Dr Ahmad Faizal Perdaus. [70] A second Malaysian Red Crescent Society (MRCS) disaster relief team was sent to Myanmar on May 21, 2008. MRCS announced they will bring 2.5 tonnes of relief items, which include 1,000 blankets, 1,000 jerry cans, 1,000 mosquito nets, 500 mats, 7,000 mineral water bottles and 500 bags of health kits. [71] This article is about the textile dyeing technique. ...
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[edit] Thailand Thailand has sent $100,000 USD in supplies, thirty tonnes of medical supplies and twelve tonnes of food supplies from Thai Red Cross. Additionally, Chaiya Sasomsap, Minister of Public Health of Thailand, stated that the Government has already sent medical supplies valued more than one billion baht ($31.3 million) to Burma. Furthermore, the Government of Thailand dispatched, upon the permission of the Burmese junta, twenty medical teams and twenty quick communicable disease suppression units. 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. This should not be precipitately carried out, it has to have the permission of their government."[72] On 7 May 2008, the aforementioned units, with their subordinate airplanes, were permitted to land in Yangon, carrying drinking water and construction materials.[52] Thai banknotes and coins. ...
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[edit] United Kingdom The largest sum from any single nation was donated by the United Kingdom which committed ₤17 million (approx USD33.5 million).[73] The UK's Department for International Development sent an international relief team to help with the co-ordination of the international relief effort. Another team from the same department is also on the ground inside Burma.[74] The Royal Navy dispatched HMS Westminster to the area to assist with relief effort. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has remained extremely critical of the Burmese régime and hasn't ruled out violating Burmese sovereignty by carrying out "forced air-drops" to deliver aid.[75] The Department for International Development (DFID) is a United Kingdom government department, the function of which is to promote sustainable development and eliminate world poverty. // Ministers The Department is headed by Cabinet Minister and Secretary of State for International Development Hilary Benn. ...
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[edit] United States On May 5, U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Burma Shari Villarosa declared a disaster due to the effects of Cyclone Nargis. In response, the U.S. Agency for International Development USAID deployed a Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) and immediately provided $251,000 to UNICEF, WFP, and the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) for emergency food, water and sanitation, and shelter assistance. The United States Agency for International Development (or USAID) is the US government organization responsible for most non-military foreign aid. ...
On May 6, an additional $3 million from USAID was allocated for the provision of emergency relief assistance, including $1 million to the American Red Cross and $2 million for NGO partners and on May 12, USAID Administrator Henrietta H. Fore announced $13 million in food aid and logistics assistance through the World Food Programme.
From May 12 to 20, USAID and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) coordinated the delivery of nearly $1.2 million of U.S. relief commodities to Rangoon on 36 DOD C-130 flights. The relief supplies will provide assistance to more than 113,000 beneficiaries.
As of May 22, United States assistance has totaled $19,153,746 and continues to be directed by the USAID DART stationed in Thailand. [76]
[edit] Other relief efforts On 15 May, the United Nations [OCHA] launched the Myanmar HIC website (http://myanmar.humanitarianinfo.org). The purpose the site is to improve information exchange and collaboration between operational agencies responding to Cyclone Nargis. Based in Bangkok, the HIC is providing support to the Humanitarian Partnership Team and other humanitarian partners in Yangon, as well as those based in Bangkok.
As of May 8, 2008, the Foundation for the People of Burma has a team on the ground in Rangoon and beyond providing direct assistance to thousands of refugees. Since this organization is administered by Buddhist volunteers and already has tacit permission from the Burmese government, all donations go directly for supplies. Foundation for the People of Burma. is the 128th day of the year (129th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies has pledged $189,000 for relief.[77] The Federation has also launched an appeal of a further $50 million.[78] Red Cross spokesman Matt Cochrane said that cyclone survivors need everything. They need emergency shelter to keep them dry, including food supplies. He says stagnant waters are a perfect breeding ground for the malaria mosquito, so insecticide-treated nets are needed.[79] The Red Cross suffered a setback when a boat carrying supplies sank when it hit a submerged tree. Everyone aboard survived, but most of the cargo was lost.[80] Ten Red Cross/Red Crescent relief flights carrying medical and shelter supplies were due to land in Yangon on 12 May.[81] Red Cross redirects here. ...
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Trocaire, has been active in Burma since 1995 and were the first Irish aid agency to gain access after Cyclone Nargis. Relief work has been conducted mainly through local partners and membership of the international federation, Caritas Internationalis. Trocaire has appealed for the focus of humanitarian work in Burma not to be lost in the wake of China's more recent earthquake. [82] Trócaire is the name of the overseas development agency of the Catholic Church in Ireland. ...
Save the Children, one of the few agencies allowed to work in Burma, said the toll would likely sharply grow in the next few days as help reaches isolated areas.[82] On May 18, it announced that it believed that thirty thousand children younger than five were already facing malnutrition and could starve in under a month if food does not reach them.[83] Save the Children Logo Save the Children is an international non-profit organization dedicated to working for children. ...
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Doctors without Borders - MSF landed a plane full of 40 tons of relief and medical supplies in Rangoon on Monday. After clearing customs the supplies were transferred to local MSF warehouses. They have approximately 200 workers in the region, many whom have been involved in long term projects there and were already in the region.[84] Médecins Sans Frontières (abbreviated MSF; known as Doctors Without Borders in the United States, as Médicos Sin Fronteras in the Spanish language and as Médicos Sem Fronteiras in Portuguese language) is a nonprofit private organisation created in 1971 by a small group of French doctors led...
World Vision has launched a US$3 million appeal and is seeking to get international aid into the country. Staff on the ground are working to distribute food, water and other non-food items while WV Myanmar managers are seeking approval from the government to work in the worst affected areas and to bring in aid from outside.[85] This article is about the charitable organization. ...
| Country | Contribution[86] |
 Association of Southeast Asian Nations | An assessment team and 30 medical personnel per country.[87] |
 Australia | AUD $25 million (USD $23.5 million)[88] and 31 tonnes of supplies.[89] |
 Bangladesh | 20 tonnes of food, medicine |
 Belgium | EUR €250,000 (USD $387,000) and EUR 100,000 from Flanders |
 Brunei | Relief materials[90] |
 Cambodia | USD $50,000[91] |
 Canada | Up to USD $2 million in emergency relief, $500,000 of which is for the Red Cross, Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) is on standby; additional aid to come[92] |
 China | USD $10 million in aid and relief materials (including 3 flights using Jade Cargo each consisting of 60 tonnes of aid)[93] |
 Czech Republic | USD $154,000 |
 Denmark | USD $2.1 million[94] |
 European Union | USD $3.0 million |
 Finland | EUR €300,000 (USD $464,000)[95] |
 France | 1,500 tons of medicine, food, and water;[80] USD $775,000 |
 Germany | USD $3.0 million |
 Greece | USD $200,000, medicine and humanitarian aid[96] |
 Hungary | USD $300,000, medicine, food, humanitarian aid |
 India | More than 178 tonnes of relief materials; tents, food supplies, medicines. A team of 50 medical personnel is being sent to set up hospitals in the Irrawaddy delta.[64][65] |
 Indonesia | USD $1 million in cash and another aid in foods and medicines |
 Ireland | EUR €1,000,000 (USD $1,550,000) |
 Israel | USD $100,000, food and medical supplies by private organizations |
 Italy | EUR €1,500,000 (USD $2,250,000)[97] |
 Japan | JPY ¥28 million in tents and generators = USD $267,000; USD $10 million through UN World Food Program & USD $570,000 pledged assistance[98] |
 Laos | USD $20,000 worth of food[3]</ref> |
 Lithuania | Lithuanian government donated Lt200,000 ($90,000) to Red Cross.[99] |
 Malaysia | USD $4,100,000 |
 Macedonia | USD $50,000[100] |
 Netherlands | EUR €1,000,000 (USD $1,550,000) |
 New Zealand | NZD $1.5 million (USD $1.15 million)[101] |
 Norway | Up to USD $1.96 million[102] |
 Pakistan | Relief materials and setting up of a mobile hospital in the affected region upon approval of Burmese government.[103] |
 Philippines | Medical workers and $3,000,000 USD and relief goods in cash[104] |
 Russia | 80 tonnes of food, generators, medicine, tents and blankets[105] |
 San Marino | EUR €30,000[106] |
 Singapore | USD $200,000[107] |
 Spain | USD $775,000 donation to World Food Programme |
 Sri Lanka | USD $100,000 plus food and assistance of medical workers |
 Sweden | Logistical support and water cleaning systems |
 Switzerland | USD $475,000 (initial) |
 Taiwan | USD $200,000 |
 Thailand | USD $100,000, food and medical supplies (initial)[108] |
 Turkey | USD $1,000,000 from Ministry of Foreign Affairs, USD $600,000 from Turkish Red Crescent[109] |
 United Kingdom | GBP ₤17 million (USD $33.5 million)[110], HMS Westminster [111] | |
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