Berlin, June 2 (BNA) The United Nations warned on Friday that very little aid is reaching cyclone-affected areas in Myanmar and the country may soon face a major food crisis if farmers cannot grow crops, the Associated Press (AP) reported. mentioned.
Cyclone Mocha hit western Rakhine state and neighboring areas last month, killing hundreds of people and damaging thousands of homes.
“The devastation is really colossal,” said Teton Mitra, the UN representative in Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city. He said the high winds “torn communication towers, snapped concrete pillars in half, and even uprooted 100-year-old trees.”
An estimated 700,000 homes were damaged, and the rains, along with the storms, wreaked havoc on the agriculture and fisheries sectors, according to the United Nations.
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