Burma
The boys are back in town!
U2 returned to their native Dublin last weekend. Their gigs were held in Croke Park, Ireland’s main sporting stadium, which holds over 80,000 people.
Re-building in Myanmar
Feliciano Monti, a medical coordinator in Myanmar for CESVI, has been helping people in some of the worst hit areas. Feliciano has sent us this account of what he has seen and experienced:
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Getting aid into Myanmar
Paul O’Brien, Concern’s overseas director, appeared on RTE’s Drive Time radio programme recently to talk about the situation in Myanmar. You can listen to the programme here (the interview is entitled “Burma aid flights suspended by UN”).
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Aid worker reports from Myanmar
Concern’s partner CESVI is organising an emergency response in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, where survivors from the nearby areas are coming seeking help and refuge. This report is from Silvia Facchinello, head of CESVI’s operations in the country:
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Distribution started in Myanmar
Posted by Naoise Kavanagh in Concern Blog | 8 May 2008 |
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Concern’s partner Welthungerhilfe has begun distribution of food and supplies, according to Angela Schwarz, Welthungerhilfe’s regional co-ordinator for Myanmar. Welthungerhilfe is focusing its efforts in areas where it has projects, including Htan Tabin and in some of the poorest areas around Yangon and Rangoon.
Death toll rises in Myanmar
Update: up to 22,000 people are said to have died in Myanmar (formerly Burma) following a cyclone. That number is set to rise and many more are missing, according to reports.
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