Cyclone Nargis
Cyclone Nargis devastated the Irrawaddy delta on the south west coast of Myanmar (Burma), Friday, May 2, 2008 in the evening.
With strong winds between 190 and 240 km / h, Nargis caused major damage across the Irrawaddy delta (Ayeyarwaddy).
The disaster made 138,000 dead and missing persons, 40,000 wounded and more than 2.5 million victims on a total population of 50 million inhabitants.
The cause of the disaster is flooding due to waves and breaking caused by the storm surge as evidenced by the city of Yangon (Rangoon), (4 million inhabitants), which was almost completely covered by the waves. The authorities speak of a tsunami.
Nargis swept the whole families livelihoods overnight, flooding 600,000 acres of farmland, killing up to 50% of animals, destroying fishing boats and sweeping away food stocks and agricultural tools.
Our action
Mingalaba funded the reconstruction of two primary schools in the area affected by cyclone Nargis, including that of the village of Phonyo where we continue to support education, thus giving 41 children the right to education.
We have other projects to meet local demands related to education and health.
For example, we fund the graduate studies of several orphans at Sunrise Home Children in YANGON (Rangoon),
We also built a medical dispensary in Mingun, in the Mandalay region.
Who are we?
The non-profit Mingalaba is a Belgian humanitarian association. It was born after Cyclone Nargis from the will of ordinary travelers who were touched during their visit to Burma by the needs of an extremely underprivileged population which is nevertheless incredibly courageous and welcoming.
In partnership with Radiant Tours, we support very concrete small projects aimed at access to education and health.
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