WFP Myanmar Situation Report, 24 August 2015

Highlights

• According to the Government as well as inter-agency and WFP individual needs assessments, more than 1.7 million people have now been affected by severe floods and landslides in 13 states/regions of Myanmar: Ayeyarwady, Bago, Chin, Kachin, Kayin, Mandalay, Magway, Mon, Rakhine, Sagaing, Shan, Tanintharyi and Yangon.
• Provision of food, safe water, temporary shelter adequate sanitation and emergency health services remain the most urgent humanitarian priorities.
• The U.N. organizations, in coordination with the Government, are conducting multi-sectoral initial rapid assessments (MIRA) in Sagaing, Magway and Bago Regions to identify the scale of longer term requirements for livelihood support, health and education assistance and other interventions during the early recovery phase in the offing.