The USA government announces that it will provide nearly $17 million in additional humanitarian assistancefor helping to restore the damagecaused by cyclone Mocha.

The US Embassy in Yangon announced on Wednesday that the US agency for international development (USAID) willprovide the additional amount respondingto humanitarian needs following the devastating impact of Mocha in Burma (Myanmar), where morethan five million people got affectedby the cyclonic storm.

The additional support will help addressing urgent humanitarian needs like emergency shelter, clean water& sanitation, and urgent relief.

This new assistance builds on the initial $200,000 in emergencyfunds provided immediatelyafter the storm.

Meanwhile, the USAID partners in Burma have worked in the days leading up to the storm topreposition emergency food, stockpile critical shelter and relief supplies for displaced families, also provide support for medical and search &rescue teams, and bolster disaster responseteams to support with assessments.

The US government is the leading donor of humanitarian assistance in Burma, providing more than $400 millionto the trusted humanitarian providersin the southeast Asian country, since August 2017.

“We will continue to coordinate closely withour partners on the ground to provide vital assistance to the people affected by the devastating impacts on this storm inthe days ahead,” sad an USAID official.

The United Kingdom also announced $ 2.5 million on 19 May to support the stormy areas.

On 14 May, the cyclone hit several Rakhine townships like  Sittwe, Ponna Kyunt, Rathedaung, Maungaw, MraukU, Pauk Taw and Kyauk Taw with aspeed of 130 kmph.

According to a report released by the State military council, over one million people in Rakhine Statewere affected by the cyclone. But norelief has been supplied in affected areas by the military government till date.