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Viewing cable 08RANGOON398, BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 11

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08RANGOON398 2008-05-20 07:30 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Rangoon
VZCZCXRO8313
PP RUEHCHI RUEHDT RUEHHM RUEHNH RUEHTRO
DE RUEHGO #0398/01 1410730
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 200730Z MAY 08
FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 7634
INFO RUCNASE/ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
RUEHGG/UN SECURITY COUNCIL COLLECTIVE
RUEHBY/AMEMBASSY CANBERRA 1211
RUEHNE/AMEMBASSY NEW DELHI 4755
RUEHUL/AMEMBASSY SEOUL 8299
RUEHKO/AMEMBASSY TOKYO 5861
RHHMUNA/CDR USPACOM HONOLULU HI
RUEHGV/USMISSION GENEVA 3735
RHEHNSC/NSC WASHDC
RUCNDT/USMISSION USUN NEW YORK 1644
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RUEHBS/USEU BRUSSELS
RUEKJCS/JOINT STAFF WASHDC
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 RANGOON 000398 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
STATE FOR USAID/OFDA, EAP/MLS, S/ES-O-CMS, DS/CC AND 
DS/IP/EAP; PACOM FOR LTC JAMIE MCADEN; BANGKOK FOR RSO 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID BM
SUBJECT: BURMA: CYCLONE NARGIS SITREP NO. 11 
 
REF: RANGOON 392 AND PREVIOUS 
 
SUMMARY 
------- 
 
1. (SBU)  EMBASSY OPERATIONS:  Embassy Rangoon operated on 
city power and had full diesel fuel tanks.  Amcit, reported 
in Rangoon 376 as being diagnosed with gastroentitis and 
dehydration at the Mawlamyine hospital, departed Rangoon for 
Germany on May 20.  The consular section will resume visa 
services on May 21.  No criminal incidents involving American 
staff were reported. 
 
2. (SBU)  U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS:  Five C-130 flights carrying 
relief supplies were cleared and scheduled to arrive in 
Rangoon on May 20, including one consigned to an NGO.  We 
have requested clearance for five more flights tomorrow, May 
21, with two consigned to NGOs. 
 
3. (SBU)  SITUATION ON THE GROUND:  It rained in Rangoon and 
much of the delta this past weekend, exacerbating existing 
problems.  Lt. General John Goodman arrived in Rangoon on May 
20.  The GOB granted him permission to stay in the city for a 
few hours today, during which time he met with members of 
Embassy Rangoon and toured parts of the city affected by the 
storm.  Food prices in Rangoon have begun to drop but most 
are still higher than before the cyclone.  Fuel prices in 
Rangoon dropped and are returning to pre-cyclone levels. 
Econ contacts reported three shiploads of diesel fuel are now 
arriving in Rangoon each day. 
 
EMBASSY OPERATIONS 
------------------ 
 
4. (SBU)  STAFFING AND OPERATIONS:  Embassy Rangoon operated 
on its normal 0800-1630 schedule subject to a liberal leave 
policy.  Other than those on regularly scheduled leave, a 
full complement of local employees reported for work. 
 
5. (SBU) CONSULAR:  Amcit, reported in Rangoon 376 as being 
diagnosed with gastroentitis and dehydration at the 
Mawlamyine hospital, departed Rangoon for Germany on May 20. 
The consular section will resume visa services on May 21. 
 
6. (SBU) AUTHORIZED DEPARTURE:  No EFMs have departed post or 
requested to leave since May 13. 
 
7. (SBU)  FUEL AND POWER:  The Embassy operated on city power 
and had full diesel storage tanks. 
 
8. (SBU)  WATER: The Embassy continued to have adequate water 
supplies and purification capacity on hand. 
 
9. (SBU)  SECURITY:  No criminal incidents involving American 
staff were reported. 
 
U.S. RELIEF FLIGHTS 
------------------- 
 
10.  (SBU) Five C-130 flights carrying relief supplies were 
cleared and scheduled to arrive in Rangoon on May 20, 
including one consigned to an NGO.  We have requested 
clearance for five more flights tomorrow, May 21, with two 
consigned to NGOs. 
 
SITUATION ON THE GROUND 
----------------------- 
 
11. (SBU)  CONDITIONS, CASUALTIES AND DAMAGE:  On May 19, the 
GOB declared a three-day mourning period for the victims of 
the cyclone, 17 days after it struck.  Save the Children told 
the press it estimated 30,000 children in the delta were 
malnourished before the cyclone, and believed thousands of 
them may now be at risk of starvation.  It rained in Rangoon 
and much of the delta this past weekend.  Aid agencies and 
NGOs have warned the coming monsoon season will likely 
 
RANGOON 00000398  002 OF 002 
 
 
exacerbate existing problems, including sanitation, health, 
and the provision of aid. 
 
12. (SBU)  RECOVERY AND RELIEF:  Lt. General John Goodman 
arrived in Rangoon on May 20.  The GOB granted him a visa on 
arrival which permits him to stay in Rangoon for several 
hours today, but not overnight.  He attended Embassy 
Rangoon's country team meeting, met with members of the 
mission community, and toured parts of Rangoon affected by 
the storm. 
 
13. (SBU) FUEL:  Fuel prices in Rangoon dropped and were 
returning to pre-cyclone levels.  We no longer observed long 
lines at city automobile fuel stations (CNG and gasoline). 
Econ contacts reported three shiploads of diesel fuel are now 
arriving in Rangoon each day.  Private companies are taking 
delivery of them for sale on the open market.  The fuel is 
currently being imported from Malaysia, but businesses are 
also exploring importing some from Thailand. 
 
14. (SBU) FOOD AND WATER:  Food prices in Rangoon have begun 
to drop but most were still higher than before the cyclone. 
Shortages in the delta continued. 
 
15. (SBU)  ELECTRICITY:  The GOB continued to restore power 
to parts of Rangoon, focusing on the eastern, western, and 
northern parts of the city. 
 
16. (SBU)  LAW AND ORDER:  We received no reports of 
widespread looting or public disturbances in or around 
Rangoon. 
VILLAROSA