DHA-GENEVA 95/0163
1. THE 27 APRIL FIRE BROKE OUT FROM
11.20 A.M. TILL 3 P.M. IN THE TOWN OF BAGO. THE TOWN HAS SEVERAL
HUNDRED THOUSANDS OF INHABITANTS AND IS SITUATED 48 MILES SOUTH OF THE
CAPITAL YANGON. SEVERAL FIRES AFFECTED THE COUNTRY THIS MONTH WHICH IS
CONSIDERED THE END OF THE DRY SEASON. FIRES REPRESENT COLLECTIVELY
MYANMAR'S MOST MENACING NATURAL DISASTER.
2. PRELIMINARY REPORTS INDICATE THAT THE FIRE AFFECTED FIVE WARDS (DISTRICTS) OF THE TOWN. 5,400 PERSONS WERE MADE HOMELESS AND 800 BUILDINGS GUTTED BY THE FIRE. MOST OF THE AFFECTED AREAS HAVE WOOD-BUILT HOUSES.
3. UNDP/DHA RESIDENTE REPRESENTATIVE YANGON CONFIRMED THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS ASSESSING THE DAMAGE AND HAS INFORMED ON THE OUTBREAK AND THEIR ONGOING RELIEF ACTIVITIES.
4. NO REQUEST FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE RECEIVED BY DHA-GENEVA UNTIL NOW BUT UNDER THE GIVEN CIRCUMSTANCES NOT EXCLUDED.
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