The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs(UNOCHA) issued a press release again on July 19 that Cyclone relief remain suspended in Rakhine two monthsafter Cyclone Mocha.

In Rakhine, while regular programmeshave restarted, cyclone relief efforts remain suspended two months afterCyclone Mocha, say in the news release.

The humanitarian organizationscontinues to advocate for expanded access to cyclone-affected people and hasre-submitted the previously-approved distribution and transportation plans tothe State Administration Council for reactivation.

The statement said, "Despite the resumption of normal projects inRakhine State, the permission to carry out cyclone relief work is stillsuspended 2 months after the storm."

The permission of international groups to travel and assist in Arakan wassuspended without any reason since June 7, signed by the Rakhine State’s Ministerof Security and Border Affairs, Colonel Kyaw Thura.

The international community and civic organizations have criticized thesudden suspension, saying that the storm in Rakhine could have a lot of impacton the people of Rakhine and could also decrease confidence in the government.

After that, on June 11, the Rakhine State Military Council reallowed somesocial organizations and charities to supply reliefs, but many internationalorganizations are still banned.

UNOCHA's statement yesterday also stated that humanitarian partners arecontinuing to appeal to extend assistance to the storm-affected communities tothe military council to re-permit the relief distribution and transportationplan.

On May 14, Cyclone Mocha hit Rakhine state, killing nearly 150 people anddestroying hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings. Irrigation dams were breachedand salt water entered the paddy fields and killed many cattles and buffalo, tens of thousands of Domesticanimals also died.