Burma/Myanmar - Cyclon Nargis
As soon as the news broke about the devastation caused by cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, the Humanitarian Aid department of the Commission established a crisis task force and began financing emergency aid operations for the victims.
Map:
- Myanmar - Tropical Cyclone Nargis as of 6 May 2008 -
Press releases:
- Louis Michel welcomes agreement on humanitarian aid worker access to Myanmar
- Extraordinary meeting of the EU Council (13 May) -
- Following the deteriorating situation in Burma, Louis Michel calls for an urgent meeting of EU development ministers
- Louis Michel welcomes improved access for relief agencies but warns that "hundreds of thousands of lives are in the balance in Myanmar"
- Myanmar: European Commission provides €2 million in fast-track humanitarian aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis
Other information:
Myanmar - Tropical Cyclone Nargis as of 6 May 2008
