Yangon/Cologne. Tuesday night, an international team of Malteser International reached Labutta in the Irrawaddy Delta. With assistance from the German Embassy in Yangon, the team with two experts of Malteser International and two staff members of the German Federal Agency for Technical Relief (THW) finally received a travel permit to the Delta and are now supporting the emergency relief activities of the local Malteser International staff. Furthermore, the international emergency experts prepare the extension of the relief measures.
Moreover, two more cargo flights of Malteser International with emergency supplies have landed in Yangon this morning. They brought emergency supplies of Malteser International and other members of 'Aktion Deutschland Hilft' (a relief coalition based in Bonn/Germany) from Bangkok to Myanmar. Malteser International organised the flights on behalf of the Fed-eral Foreign Office of Germany, the logistical preparation was provided by Caritas. Amongst others, the flights brought three boats which will enable the staff to reach people also in very remote areas. Furthermore, they contained three drinking water treatment plants as well as 14 tons of medicines, dressing material and medical supplies for the emergency projects of Malteser International in Yangon and Labutta.
"The cooperation with Caritas during the preparation of the flights was very good. It's important to see that the cooperation with other organisations in such a difficult situation works so well," Ingo Radtke, Secretary General of Malteser International, points out. "For Friday, we plan a further cargo flight from Jakarta. It is going to bring 2,700 so called "family kits" with cookware, hygiene articles and water cans provided by the Canadian organisation CECI (Center for International Studies and Cooperation) to Myanmar."
The work of Malteser International is supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, Caritas, the Israeli organisation Latet" and the Canadian organisation CECI. As Malteser International has been able to start the relief activities in the disaster area right after the Cyclone, they are now also bundling the assistance of other organisations and partners and implementing it.
For the continuation and the extension of its work, the organisation is in urgent need of donations!
To support the work of Malteser International in Myanmar, please transfer your donations to:
Donation Account 120 120 120
Bank für Sozialwirtschaft, Wörthstr. 15 - 17, D-50668 Köln
Sort Code : 370 205 00
IBAN : DE49 3702 0500 0001 0258 01
BIC: BFSWDE33XXX
Reference : "Cyclone Nargis"
Attention editorial offices:
Ingo Radtke, Secretary General of Malteser International, is available for interviews.
Please contact: +49 - 221 9822-213.
Recent photos of the relief activities in Myanmar can be downloaded under: http://php.malteser.de/cpg133/thumbnails.php?album=198&page=1
Recent videos from Labutta can be downloaded under:
http://www.malteser.de/61.Malteser_International/61.16.Downloads/61.16.04.Videos/Videos.htm
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