Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar (Burma) on 2 May 2008 killing 140,000 people, including 70,000 children. It was the worst natural disaster Myanmar had ever experienced, affecting 2.4 million people.
Saturday 2 May 2009
In the first two weeks, we delivered emergency aid to 160,000 people. So far we’ve distributed aid to 608,819 people. This was possible because of your support.
Cyclone Nargis hit Myamnar (Burma) on 2 May 2008. It was the worst natural disaster Myanmar had ever experienced. This girl’s house was badly damaged. 
Jasmine Whitbread, CEO of Save the Children, visits Phoe Ngo Gone village a year after the cyclone hit. Tin Tin, 30, and her eight-month-old boy, Thawzinlinn, escaped the worst of the Nargis tidal surge by running to her father's house. Save the Children provided them with clean drinking water.
Children collect water from their village freshwater pond. Many such ponds now hold saline water, rendering them undrinkable. We're currently delivering water to 66,000 people across the region by boat, but estimate that 240,000 people living in the Irrawaddy Delta still don’t have access to drinking water and water for domestic use.
Daw Hla Yin, 73, holds her store of rice paddy seed ready for planting, showing her hope for the future. Her property was badly damaged by the cyclone and she’s yet to recover financially. She received rice and oil from Save the Children.
Jasmine Whitbread inspects a makeshift shelter set up after the cyclone in Phoe Ngo Gone village . More than half a million people, including 200,000 children, still don’t have adequate shelter, and are living in makeshift homes. We will distribute emergency materials to them before this year's monsoon starts.
Daw Tin Htwe, 48, sits with her ten-month-old grandson, Thu Ya Tun, in front of dry, pre-monsoon rice paddy land. We’re working with communities across the Irrawaddy Delta to help them prepare for future disasters.
Jasmine Whitbread walks down the road with children from Gone Nyim Tan village. "The British public responded brilliantly", she said. "With your generousity, aid agencies raised an astounding £25 million and that money saved many lives. We've delivered food and clean drinking water rebuilt schools and helped fishermen and farmer get back to work so they can support their families. But even as recovery takes hold, we're preparing to deliver life-saving aid to more than half a million people, including 200,000 children, who're still livng in makeshift shelters which won't be able to withstand the monsoons starting in a few weeks time." Watch this film to find out how we are helping families prepare:
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What you can do
- Make a donation to our Children’s Emergency Fund.
- You can also be an emergency fundraiser.