3. - usaid

Residential area - northern section
of w3aing
action, with the mobilization of
civilian and military personnel.
Food, clothing, cooking utensils
and building materials were dispatched
without delay to the fire
victims. The Health Department
made arrangements for a supply
of pure water for drinkinff and
household use and also for vaccination
and inoculation of the
townspeople .
Besides the Union of Burma
Government and the Burma Red
Cross contributions the public
from all walks of life, even the
inmates of prisons and school
children made donations. The
southeastern sector of Sag-
doubted that any buildings would
remain undamaged as I watched a
25 m.p.h. wind'push the flames
through solid 2nd flimsy structures
alike as though they were
kindling. "
ACTION T m BY THE GOVE-
OF Bum
The Government of the Union of
Bunna through I.ts Mlnistry of
Relief and Resettlement and the
Central Relief Comittee, Local
Security and Administrative
Conrmittees and the Red Cross
Society inmediately went into
A business center - western part of
Swaing
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people of mab, who suffered frm
the cyclones last May, sent contributions.
Total. cash contributions
f m the people anounted to
K268,500 ($56,735) and from the
Red Cross K5,000 ($1,056). The
Union of Burma Government contributed
4,000 aluminum pots and plates,
6,000 yards of cloth, 4,000 men and
women's longyis (sarongs) and 2,000
blankets. The Burmese Red Cross
gave soap, medical supplies, cloth,
vests, tinned food and milk powder.
Value of these contributions was
not available.