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Myanmar cyclone two years on: Aid effort only a quarter funded as survivors face another monsoon season

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Fisherfolk have reported a significant decline in fish catches in the years following Cyclone Narigs. Oxfam has provided farming and fishing equipment to 11,500 families. Credit: Aye Zaw Myo/Oxfam

Oxfam called for additional funding for the 2008 Cyclone Nargis survivors in Myanmar today, saying the upcoming monsoon season is posing a serious threat to their recovery with shelter still a pressing need and agriculture at risk.

A year after Myanmar’s worst ever cyclone debt-ridden survivors need substantial aid package

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Temporary evacuation camps built by people in the Ayeyarwaddy delta from the spare parts of damaged houses left by Nargis. Credit: Oxfam

Hundreds of thousands of people who survived Myanmar's worst-ever cyclone are facing the prospect of being trapped in debt with little prospect of securing further credit or loans and need urgent help from the international community.

Building a better future in Myanmar

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Khin Ohn Yi's family received materials from Oxfam to build a new home. Credit: Jane Beesley/Oxfam

Oxfam's humanitarian response has provided support to around half a million people in Myanmar, after the Cyclone Nargis swept through the Ayeyarwady delta and largest city, Yangon.

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Cyclone victims desperately tried to save their belongings from the storm and the floods that followed. This family lost their home but were able to save some of their belongings. Photo: Oxfam Novib

Oxfam's humanitarian response has provided support to around half a million people so far.

Rebuilding Shattered Lives in Myanmar: Oxfam partner delivers aid, empowers communities

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A community affected by the cyclone gathers to determine which villagers are in the greatest need of shelter, food, and agriculture grants. Credit: Pact

When Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Oxfam partner Pact put its microfinance networks to a new use: rushing aid to the survivors.

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Oxfam warns up to 1.5 million in danger if aid effort cannot reach cyclone victims

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Risk of disease outbreak increasing daily

Oxfam commits up to $500,000 for Myanmar cyclone

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