Shelter Boxes in Burma

SHELTER BOXES - NEWS UPDATE

ShelterBox, a global Rotary Club humanitarian project has responded immediately to the devastating cyclone that hit Myanmar in Burma. More than 22,000 lives are reported to have been lost and 95% of houses destroyed as the cyclone swept inland after several days at sea. 224 boxes left from the pre-positioned site in Dubai over the weekend, 220 boxes have left from Melbourne, and a further 400 boxes with two tents each were packed at the ShelterBox HQ in Helston, Cornwall, a total of 844 ShelterBoxes.
ShelterBox Response Team members have already left Cornwall for Myanmar. We are one of the few aid agencies to have been granted visas. The team is making arrangements to assist with the difficult distribution of vital aid. Internationally acclaimed photographer Mark Pearson from ShelterBox UK, will soon be in the country, and CNN, who are working exclusively with us, will use Mark’s footage. With a value of $1,012,800 this deployment is a wonderful first response. Clearly, we are now in another replenishment phase, and that of course means seeking donations to fund more stocks, including within Australia.