The situation in Myanmar remains dire: WFP

The UN food agency (WFP) warns that hundreds of thousands of families in Myanmar still have a lengthy storm to weather 12 weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated the Ayeyarwady Delta region. The World Food Programme says a comprehensive assessment confirms that more than 40 percent of households lost all food stocks during the storm which washed away entire villages and inundated farmlands with seawater.WFP says in response it has scaled up its emergency feeding programmes for more than 900,000 beneficiaries which will last until next April. The head of WFP's operations in Myanmar Chris Kaye says "the situation in Myanmar remains dire,' adding that "the vast majority of families simply don't have enough to eat." He warns that "hunger remains a very real threat, and if people are hungry, they can't focus on rebuilding their... [read full story]