About 10 days have passed for 7.7 earthquakes on Central Myanmar’s Richter scale, where the fatal damage to life and property has been damaged in many provinces.
Giving information from the most affected Mandel, the regional representative of the UN development program in Myanmar said that the death toll was 5,3, but it was expected to increase further.
He told reporters in Geneva that the humanitarian campaign was now moving towards repayment from the search and rescue.
More than 4,000 people were injured in the earthquake on March 25, and about 5 percent of the buildings were damaged in other cities including Sagaying, Mandel and Magway.
Representatives of the UN Development Program said that there is severe pressure in the health system, patients in the hospital have an arrival and it is proven to be very difficult for health workers. Mahusus is being done for drugs and other treatment materials.
According to the United Nations Office (OCHA) for coordination in the humanitarian assistance case, health services are not available for more than five million people across the country.
Titan Mitra emphasized that the risk of spreading water -borne diseases is increasing, as the water supply from the pipes of the cities has cracks and the water savings centers have been damaged.
Cleaning is now becoming a major problem, people are forced to stay away from their houses and they are going to open the open space, which causes dirt to spread.
Due to the rainfall in the mushroom, the catastrophe has become more complicated. Heavy rainfall began in Madal last week, which influenced the assistance campaign and the conditions for the homeless people were very difficult.
Rainbow
The Meteorological Department of Myanmar has said that in most regions of the country there is rain and strong winds forecast until Friday.
Also, shelter is a major concern for displaced persons. People are afraid to come back to their affected homes and spend the night on the street.
There are plenty of food items, although the lack of supply in the market of sagging and magwe is a huge impact. People do not have income and boom signs are seen in prices.
Titan Mitra said that the UN system was hardly trying and the initial needs were reviewed. Also, the strength of the building has also been reviewed so that they can be safely identified.
Current uncertainty has influenced a hospital in Sagaying, where almost all patients gathered in a car parking area at 40 degrees heat. It has been said that after the hospital building safely, they can be returned as soon as possible.
Meanwhile, violent conflict in the country was not completely stopped, though it agreed to stop the fight between the military and the opposition. The UNDP representative hoped that humanitarian assistance could be transferred to all the needy.
The application of assistance route
According to UN agencies, many earthquake -affected areas are under the control of military administration and are integrated with them to provide relief to people.
The UNDP representative said that in the midst of the civil war in the country, we need to make sure that opposition parties have also been provided in controlled regions.
According to him, since the military coup in February 2021, the country has been moving to a difficult stage and in many parts there are opposition armed groups with the military.
Before the earthquake, about 20 percent of the paddy fields in Myanmar were forced to flee their homes, Tk 1.5 crore people are not getting the full meal and about two million crores of humanitarian assistance is needed.