As of yesterday (14 May), four cargo planes have landed in Yangon, carrying a total of 140 tons of water and sanitation equipment, medical supplies, therapeutic food and plastic sheeting. A fifth plane is due to leave Jakarta on Friday. Six international staff (one emergency coordinator and five...
After a powerful earthquake hit Sichuan Province in southwestern China on Monday, the confirmed death toll nears 15,000 and thousands of people remain trapped under the rubble of collapsed buildings, according to provincial authorities. Two Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams arrived in Sichuan...
Another cargo plane (40 tons) landed yesterday afternoon in Yangon. It is the third MSF cargo plane that has been authorized to bring relief material to Myanmar. In total, 110 tons of material has already arrived in Yangon. Another cargo plane with 45 tons of material left Dubai last night and on...
Dr. Asis Min is with Médecins Sans Frontières in Bassein, Myanmar. He's leading medical teams through the logistical challenge of helping those in the most devastated region of the country. Interview date and time: 9 a.m. (Yangon time) May 12, 2008 I'm in the capital of Irrawaddy division, the...
Following a magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck China's southwestern province of Sichuan on Monday, 2.28pm local time, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will today dispatch its first two medical team to the disaster areas, including one of the worst hit areas. According to state media, China's most...
More than one week after cyclone Nargis devastated the South-West areas of Myanmar, the first MSF Cargo plane arrived on yesterday (12 May) morning in Yangon at 8.30 local time, loaded with 34 tons of medical and logistical material. After customs clearance, goods have been transferred to MSF...
Over the weekend, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) sent 3 cargo planes from Europe with a total of 110 metric tonnes of tents, medical material and drugs, pumps and generators for water and sanitation activities, and ready-to-use therapeutic food. The first plane is scheduled to arrive Monday morning...
MSF teams intensify emergency response As the first Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) relief plane receives permission to land in Yangon today (10 May), MSF has already intensified its emergency programme. As MSF scales up, there is a need for more technical experts and further supplies in the coming...
MSF is intensifying its response, with teams providing emergency assistance in some of the areas most affected by Cyclone Nargis. MSF teams are providing food, basic relief items, and medical care, and are improving access to clean water. A first cargo plane carrying 40 metric tons of relief...
What is the current situation on the ground in Myanmar? We don't know the full extent of the situation, but from what we've seen in the southwestern corner of the Irrawady delta, the damage is massive and casualties are very high. Many people have also lost their homes, and their sources of food...
