The possibility that another cyclone could strike Myanmar is increasing the concerns that current relief efforts are still woefully inadequate.
It appears that another cyclone is forming off the coast of Burma while that country is still suffering from the onslaught of Cyclone Nargis.
The United States Joint Typhoon Warning Center located in Pearl Harbour has
issued an alert that said that the formation of a "significant" cyclone is possible within the next 12 to 24 hours.
"We’re very concerned of the impact of further hazards which can provide even more suffering," said Amanda Pitt, a spokeswoman for the UN humanitarian relief program,
"They've already been weakened by the impact of the [first] cyclone. They haven’t got enough to eat, they don’t have shelter from the torrential monsoon rains, they haven’t got clean drinking water, and some of them may be suffering from injuries which have not been treated since the cyclone."
An estimated 62,000 people have been injured during Cyclone Nargis, according to the official state count, and the UN fears the death toll is well beyond 100,000
The 1.5 million to 2 million survivors are now at risk of disease and starvation if they don't get access to food, clean drinking water, supplies and medicines soon.
There haven't been any major outbreaks of disease reported as yet, but cases of malaria and diarrhea have been reported.
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Another Cyclone May Strike Myanmar
