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HIGHLIGHTS
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More than 6.3 million people are in need in the areas hardest hit by the earthquakes. Significant scale-up of humanitarian, early recovery and reconstruction interventions are still urgently required.
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An early monsoon season with daily heavy rainfall poses additional challenges, especially for people residing outside in makeshift shelters without protection against the elements.
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IOM’s Population Mobility and Needs Tracking (PMNT/DTM) programme completed 265 assessments across 20 townships in 6 states/regions affected by the earthquake, as part of the inter-agency Early Recovery Needs Assessment.
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IOM’s Flash Appeal calls for USD 17.3M to provide life-saving assistance to earthquake-affected people during the first three months of the response. So far, USD 9.1M has been confirmed or is in the pipeline, with a current funding gap of USD 8.2M.
SITUATION UPDATE
The earthquake caused extensive destruction, damaging or destroying more than 40,000 homes and leaving thousands of families without a safe place to return to. The number of people in need of shelter, non-food items (NFIs), and camp coordination and camp management (CCCM) support has risen dramatically in the aftermath of the earthquake – from 1 million to 5.2 million people in need. Many of the affected individuals are still living in overcrowded and makeshift shelters, lacking essential household items, adequate protection from extreme weather and access to basic services.
Extensive damage to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure due to the earthquake has led to a dramatic increase in the number of people in need of WASH support, from 1.1 million to over 4.3 million people. Broken boreholes, damaged piped water networks and the collapse of more than 42,000 latrines mean that countless families are left without access to safe drinking water, while power outages continue to disrupt water pumping operations. With sanitation systems nonfunctional and early rains arriving in the northwest, the risk of disease outbreaks is escalating rapidly.
Through the IOM Myanmar Earthquake Response Flash Appeal, the Organization continues to appeal for USD 17.3 million to reach 293,560 crisis-affected persons. Around 30% funded, IOM is calling for additional support to respond to the most urgent needs and to support affected people to rebuild their lives.