FAO to donate more cattle to Myanmar cyclone-hit regions
14/10/2008 17:25
The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) of the United Nations is
making arrangements to donate more draught cattle to support the rehabilitation
work of Myanmar cyclone victims, the local Weekly Eleven reported today.
A
total of 550 cows and cattle as well as 15,000 chickens and 60,000 ducks are set
to be distributed by the UN organization in coming November and December to
survived farmers for the resumption of their agricultural work.
Besides,
local and other international organizations are also planning to donate pigs,
chickens and ducks for the victims.
In July this year, purchasing from
lesser-cyclone-hit region of Bago and cyclone-free northern region of Mandalay,
the FAO had donated 600 cows and cattle for four cyclone-hit regions -
Kungyankon, Mawlamyine, Ngaputaw and Phyapon to help restart agricultural
cultivation.
Earlier local reports said altogether 1,400 draught buffaloes
and cows have also been supplied by local organizations and well- wishers to the
storm-hit areas for recultivation.
Deadly tropical cyclone Nargis, which
occurred over the Bay of Bengal, hit five divisions and states -Ayeyawaddy,
Yangon, Bago, Mon and Kayin on last May 2 and 3, of which Ayeyawaddy and Yangon
inflicted the heaviest casualties and massive infrastructure damage.
The
storm has killed 84,537 people, leaving 53,836 missing and 19,359 injured
according to official death toll.
Altogether 300,000 cows and cattle died in
cyclone-hard-hit Ayeyawaddy and Yangon divisions.
Xinhua
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