New York, USA - UNITED SIKHS Aid gears up for relief efforts in Myanmar. A devastating cyclone, ‘Nargis' that made landfall on May 2nd brought catastrophic damage to the coastal areas of Myanmar. The government and media of Myanmar put the death toll at 22,000 with over 41,000 reported missing. The SIKH Aid team is in the process of mobilizing volunteers for much needed relief efforts in the disaster-hit regions. Survivors claim this to be the worst storm to hit the country with waves as high as 12 feet that swept away villages leaving more than 1 million people homeless.
http://www.unitedsikhs.org/PressReleases/PRSRLS-07-05-2008-01.htm

We will appreciate help with:

1. Food and Emergency Supplies
2. Medical Aid and Counseling services
3. Rehabilitation and temporary shelters

List of Items required:

• Food and water for evacuees - Non-perishable food, rice, baby food, milk powder
• Water purification tablets
• Emergency supplies - Toothpaste, toothbrushes, soap
• Cookware
• Health & First Aid Kits
• Clothes for men, women, and children
• Mosquito Nets
• Plastic roof sheets

North American donors can ship relief materials to our US based Global command centre for Disaster relief at the address below:

UNITED SIKHS
95-26 113th Street
Richmond Hill, NY 11419

For more information call 1-888-243-1690

http://www.unitedsikhs.org/