Julia Reese, deputy representative of the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in the country, told reporters from Young on Tuesday that the Richter scale 7..7 earthquake was needed.
“The communities are completely broken.” There is no house to come back to the kids and their families, they are shocked and they have to spend the night in the open. Some children are separated from their family and others are missing.
According to Myanmar’s military leadership, about two thousand people have been reported to have died in the disaster, Saging, Napdeo and Shan provinces. Thousands of people were injured and several hundred people were missing.
UNICEF’s deputy representative said that time for life -saving rescue programs, the affected families need to immediately provide clean water, food and treatment immediately.
International aid
Meanwhile, the United Nations Office (OCHA) has said that the search and rescue parties are getting support from China, India, Russia, Bangladesh at the local level.
The rescue operation in Central Myanmar has achieved speed where a light push is still felt.
Tom Flatcher, general secretary of the UN Humanitarian Office, said in his message on the Social Media Platform, X, saying that infrastructure had reached assistance, beyond huge losses, and AID work was being obstructed due to lack of funds.
The United States and European countries create challenges for worldwide humanitarian efforts after the declaration of foreign assistance reduction.
He said he was contacting the Myanmar administration about how the international community could provide further assistance.
Burden on hospital
According to Dr. Fernando Tusha, a representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Myanmar, there are intense pressure at Nappo Hospitals and patients are arriving.
“Treatment supplies are ending. Some hospitals have been disrupted in the power system … and water is valuable from tap.” Fuel is low in the hospital and because of this the generator is also difficult to use.
Dr. Tusha has warned that infectious diseases can be spread in the absence of fresh water and cleanliness and the situation needs to be controlled as soon as possible.
On the other hand, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) spokesperson Babar Baloch emphasized that the country has already moved to a subtle stage since the military coup in February 2021.
People with earthquakes in the city of Mandley have taken shelter in a temporary camp.
‘Dual Tragedy’
He said that it had taken shelter in all the affected areas of Myanmar before shaking dual tragedy and devastating earthquakes for the people of Myanmar.
In Myanmar, UN King Coordinator Marcoluzi Korsi said that the ease of the disaster-infected community was weakened. Before the disaster, about two million people across the country needed help. 1.5 million people did not have enough food.
He caught the attention that three months have passed since 2021 and $ 1.5 billion applications were issued for the support campaign in Myanmar, but only five percent of the funds have been collected.
The humanitarian coordinator Corse issued an appeal to the international community saying that the people of Myanmar need to come forward soon.
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