How did emergency services respond to Cyclone Nargis?

World Vision’s response: In the emergency phase, World Vision Myanmar provided survival kits: food, temporary shelter and household items, water, sanitation and hygiene essentials, health services, emergency livelihood assistance and child protection.

Who helped after Cyclone Nargis?

Three weeks after the cyclone, the Tripartite Core Group, a relief and reconstruction mechanism devised and jointly directed by the UN, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) and the Burmese government, was established. It has since played an important role in assisting cyclone survivors.

How did Cyclone Nargis affect the people?

Nargis was the worst natural disaster in the history of Myanmar. More than 140,000 people were killed, mainly by the storm surge. 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.

What was the role of the United States in response to Cyclone Nargis?

After Cyclone Nargis struck Burma, the United States responded rapidly to offer its assistance to the people affected by the storm. We have also offered a Disaster Assistance Response Team and military assets to augment the Burmese regime’s limited capacity to provide disaster relief.

How do you respond to a cyclone?

Keep your emergency kit close. Bring your family into the strongest part of the house. Keep listening to the radio for cyclone updates. If the building begins to break up, shelter under a strong table, bench or heavy mattress.

How did people prepare for Cyclone Nargis?

The villagers, community leaders and government personnel stressed the importance of construction of cyclone shelter and disaster resistance building, presence of life jacket, drinking water and food as preparedness for Cyclone.

Who named amphan cyclone?

Last year, India had witnessed two cyclones by May – Amphan in the Bay of Bengal and Nisarga in the Arabian Sea. While the name Amphan comes was from the previous list, Bangladesh named the next cyclone Nisarga from the fresh list.

What was the cost of cyclone Nargis?

Damage was at $12 billion, making Nargis the costliest tropical cyclone on record in the North Indian Ocean at the time, before that record was broken by Cyclone Amphan in 2020.

What was the name of the cyclone that struck the Irrawaddy Delta in May 2008?

To this day mystery surrounds the response of Burma’s military government to the catastrophic cyclone that, on 2 May 2008, smashed into the Irrawaddy Delta, a poor but densely populated region where most of the country’s rice is cultivated.

How do you stay safe in a cyclone?

ON WARNING OF LOCAL EVACUATION Wear strong shoes (not thongs) and tough clothing for protection. Lock doors; turn off power, gas, and water; take your evacuation and emergency kits. If evacuating inland (out of town), take pets and leave early to avoid heavy traffic, flooding and wind hazards.

What are the do’s and don’ts of cyclone?

Keep away from the disaster-hit areas unless you are required to aid and assist. Watch out for broken electric poles, wires and other sharp objects. Any loose and dangling wires from the lamp post should be strictly avoided, as they may have electric current. Avoid driving immediately after the cyclone has passed.