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Viewing cable 08RANGOON409, BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #14

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Reference ID Created Released Classification Origin
08RANGOON409 2008-05-22 11:15 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED Embassy Rangoon
O 221115Z MAY 08 
FM AMEMBASSY RANGOON 
TO SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 7651 
AMEMBASSY BANGKOK IMMEDIATE 
AMEMBASSY KATHMANDU IMMEDIATE 
USMISSION GENEVA IMMEDIATE 
USMISSION USUN NEW YORK IMMEDIATE 
INFO NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL 
ASEAN MEMBER COLLECTIVE
UNCLAS RANGOON 000409 
 
AIDAC 
 
DEPARTMENT FOR EAP, PRM, DRL 
STATE ALSO PASS TO USAID 
AID/W FOR DCHA/FFP AND DCHA/OTI 
AID/W FOR DCHA/OFDA KLUU, ACONVERY, RTHAYER 
BANGKOK FOR DCHA/OFDA WBERGER AND RBARTON 
KATHMANDU FOR DCHA/OFDA SMCINTYRE 
USMISSION GENEVA FOR NKYLOH 
USMISSION USUN FOR FSHANKS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: EAID SENV KSCA TBIO BM PREF
SUBJECT: BURMA CYCLONE: USAID/DART SITUATION REPORT #14 
 
 
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SUMMARY 
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1. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rangoon on May 22 
and met with the Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, according to 
media reports. Members of the USAID Disaster Assistance Response 
Team (USAID/DART) and the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) Joint 
Task Force airlifted five flights of relief commodities to Rangoon 
on May 22. Three of the flights will be consigned to international 
non-governmental organization (NGO) partners. Since the cyclone 
made landfall, the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) has dispatched 
1,200 metric tons (MT) of food to affected areas and distributed 
1,143 MT of food. End Summary. 
 
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HUMANITARIAN SITUATION 
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2. According to the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian 
Affairs (OCHA), the Government of Burma continues to report that the 
cyclone killed 77,738 people, with 55,917 reported missing. 
 
3. U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rangoon on May 22 
and met with the Burmese Prime Minister Thein Sein, according to 
media reports. The U.N. Secretary General is scheduled to travel to 
cyclone-affected areas of the Irrawaddy Delta on May 22 and meet 
Senior General Than Shwe in the capital of Naypyitaw on May 23. 
 
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GOB RESPONSE 
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4. In Labutta Township, GOB authorities have now set up 12 tented 
camps for cyclone-affected populations, which the GOB plans to 
operate for six months. The GOB announced that all other temporary 
shelters in Labutta would be closed down by June 9. 
 
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U.S. GOVERNMENT RESPONSE 
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5. The USAID/DART remains in Thailand, coordinating U.S. Government 
(USG) humanitarian assistance and awaiting GOB approval to enter 
Burma. However, DART leader Bill Berger is now in Rangoon. The 
USAID/DART and staff from the DOD Joint Task Force airlifted five 
flights of relief commodities to Rangoon on May 22. Three of the 
flights will be consigned to international NGO partners. The USG 
has airlifted 45 flights of relief commodities to date. 
 
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HUMANITARIAN COORDINATION 
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6. U.N. Emergency Relief Coordinator Sir John Holmes met with Dr. 
Surin Pitsuwan, the Secretary General of the Association of 
Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Rangoon to discuss coordination 
arrangements between the U.N., international humanitarian 
organizations, ASEAN, and the GOB. 
 
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SHELTER 
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7. The shelter cluster in Rangoon reported that humanitarian 
organizations have distributed more than 160,000 plastic sheets as 
of May 21. The shelter cluster in Rangoon has developed three 
possible distribution scenarios for shelter materials, the most 
likely of which indicates a 37 percent coverage rate after six 
weeks. The NGO CARE International is planning to distribute 7,500 
shelter kits, 500 of which have been distributed in Rangoon Division 
to date. At the shelter cluster meeting in Bangkok, participants 
citing examples from other emergencies in similar climatic 
conditions determined that the minimum requirement for household 
emergency shelter kits should be two plastic sheets, and that one 
sheet does not constitute satisfactory shelter. 
 
8. Shelter cluster participants suggested that due to availability 
of materials and warehouse space in Bangkok, combined with 
operational difficulties in Rangoon, shelter kits should be 
pre-packaged in Bangkok. Warehouse space will be provided by 
logistics cluster, and the shelter cluster is discussing the 
logistical supported needed in Bangkok. 
 
9. The shelter cluster noted that the Office of the U.N. High 
Commissioner for Refugees is planning to contract with a surveying 
and monitoring team to assess building material availability in 
Burma and monitor prices. 
 
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FOOD ASSISTANCE 
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10. The GOB Ministry of Commerce has granted WFP permission to 
import an initial 10,000 MT of rice through usual suppliers, as part 
of the agreement for the delivery of food assistance for six months 
in the Irrawaddy Delta. WFP noted that feeding 750,000 people for 
three months, as planned in the U.N. Flash Appeal, will require 
55,000 MT of rice, of which only 50 percent may be procured in 
country. The food cluster has completed a rapid survey on food 
security in Rangoon and is now analyzing the data. 
 
11. Since the cyclone made landfall, WFP has dispatched 1,200 MT of 
food to affected areas and distributed 1,143 MT of food. WFP now 
estimates reaching approximately 304,000 beneficiaries with 
food support as of May 21. WFP has imported 15 MT of ready-to-eat 
meals for cyclone-affected populations that have no access to 
cooking facilities. WFP shipped the five MT of ready-to-eat food to 
Labutta by water transport on May 20. 
 
12. The local food cluster in Labutta has prepared a food 
distribution plan that includes a network of 12 distribution points 
serving 51 villages, as well as direct distribution to camps. WFP, 
the U.N. Development Program (UNDP), and the U.N. Children's Fund 
will collaborate in the distribution. The WFP sub-office in Labutta 
reported reaching approximately 13,780 beneficiaries in 15 villages 
around Labutta with food distributions as of May 21. WFP, 
UNDP, PACT, Medicins sans Frontieres Holland, and Merlin have 
distributed 12.4 MT of rice, 600 kg of high-energy biscuits and 72 
kg of vegetable oil. 
 
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LOGISTICS 
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13. The logistics cluster reported that the staging area at Don 
Muang airport will have one area for items locally procured in 
Thailand and one for international cargo in transit to Burma. The 
logistics cluster noted that the inter-agency warehouse in Rangoon 
is operational and being managed by DHL on behalf of the cluster. 
The logistics cluster in Rangoon has contracted 30 trucks for the 
onward distribution of relief commodities. The trucks will be 
positioned at the cluster warehouse on May 22, and will be used 
beginning May 23 when fuel is available. 
 
14. The logistics cluster reported that the first U.N. helicopter is 
expected to arrive in Rangoon on May 22. 
Three barges are operational, ranging from 200 MT to 800 MT in 
capacity. The first barge to Bogale township was loaded with relief 
supplies for the NGO Action Contre la Faim, including 25 MT of 
high-energy biscuits and five MT of kitchen sets, cooking sets, 
hygiene kits, and plastic sheeting. The second barge will travel to 
Labutta, carrying 700 MT of food for WFP and 24.5 MT of emergency 
relief supplies for the NGO Merlin. 
 
15. The logistics cluster reported that four warehouses are 
operational in Labutta, and locations for logistics hubs have been 
identified in Bogale, Pyapon, and Pathein townships. 
 
VILLAROSA