Exactly two months after Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar, the World Food Programme (WFP) says much devastation remains. Large areas of cultivable land and vital crops have been flooded and rendered useless. Yet the people of Myanmar have proven resilient, WFP says.
Over the past two months, the agency has delivered more than 18,000 tons of food to nearly 700,000 people in the Ayeyarwady delta. But its ongoing emergency operation remains less than half funded, with a shortfall of $38 million.
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