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Cyclone Giri: Two Years On 20 Nov. Australia announces that it will provide around US$3 million. 22 Nov. First general appeal to donors by the member organisations of the various clusters. 8 24 Nov. PM Thein Sein’s second visit to Mraybon, Kyaukphru and Sitetway; Daw Aung San Suu Kyi donates 3.9 million kyat (US$ 3,900) in Mraybon and Pauktaw Townships. 25 Nov. US donate $3 million. 30 Nov. UN: an estimated US$53 million is required for the emergency and early recovery. 13-15 Dec. RC/HC, UNHCR, WFP with the OCHA head of office visit the affected areas 9 . 14 Dec. Daw Aung San Suu Kyi donates a further 10 million kyat ($10,000). 17 Dec. Cluster Leads agree to develop recovery action plan. 10 20 Dec. OCHA report that only $20.5 million of aid has been received, just 35% of the $57 million required for the emergency and early recovery phases of the disaster. 21 Dec. European Commission has allocated almost US$4 million in humanitarian relief. 22 Dec. Committee Representing People’s Parliament (CRPP) secretary and ALD general secretary Aye Tha Aung offer support and report on the situation in the affected area. 30 Dec. Burma’s pro-democracy leaders, including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, call on the international community to provide more aid. 31 Dec. A New Year concert in Thingangyun Township raises over 10 million kyats ($10,000) 10 Jan. Shelter cluster ended, responsibility passed to Habitat-led Shelter Working Group. 11 11 Jan. US announces it will provide an additional US$1.5 million in aid through the WFP. 13 Jan. End of emergency phase and beginning of early recovery phase. 28 Jan. UN calls for more funds. 10 Feb. Last inter-cluster meeting. 12 17 Feb. Saudi Arabia’s Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal donates US$50,000. 13-14 Mar. 16,000 fishermen stranded in the Andaman Sea when DMH fails to predict a tropical storm, prompting Tun Lwin (ex-DMH head) to call for government purchase of radar. 19 Mar. Burmese film stars and singers take part in a fund raising concert in Rangoon. 25-29 Apr. Fund raising painting exhibition, entitled “The Givers”, in Rangoon. ANNEXURE V: 20 most devastating Cyclones striking Arakan No. Date Local Name 13 No. Date International 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12 14 May 1884 7 May 1923 19 May 1926 5 May 1930 26 April 1936 8 October 1949 24 October 1952 22 September 1967 16 May 1967 10 May 1968 18 May 1978 5 May 1982 Sitetway Maungdaw Sitetway Kyaukphru Kyaukphru Sitetway Kyaukphru Sitetway Sitetway Sitetway 15 Kyaukphru Gwa 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 19 May 1992 21 November 1992 20 November 1994 11 May 2002 19 May 2003 19 May 2004 28 April 2006 22 October 2010 BOB 01 Forrest BOB 01 02B 01B BOB 01 Mala Giri 1 A longyi is a sheet of cloth worn in Burma around the waist, running to the feet. It is held in place by folding fabric over, without a knot. It is also sometimes folded up to the knee for comfort. “Longyi”, Wikipedia, (http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longyi) accessed on 1 Jan. 2012. 2 Kerren Hedlund, “Shelter and NFI Cluster Evaluation: Cyclone Giri Response October 2010 to January 2011 - IFRC”, July 2011, http://www.ifrc.org/docs/Evaluations/Evaluations2011/Asia%20Pacific/IFRC%20ESC%20Giri%20Evaluation%20Final.pdf# accessed on 8 Dec. 2011. 3 Ibid. 4 Kerren Hedlund, “Shelter and NFI Cluster Evaluation: Cyclone Giri Response October 2010 to January 2011 - 103
Arakan Human Rights and Development Organisation IFRC”, July 2011, http://www.ifrc.org/docs/Evaluations/Evaluations2011/Asia%20Pacific/IFRC%20ESC%20Giri%20Evaluation%20Final.pdf# accessed on 8 Dec. 2011. 5 “Post Giri Consolidated Action Plan”, OCHA, 15 Feb. 2011, http://themimu.info/CycloneGiri/index.php accessed on 21 Dec. 2011. 6 Ibid. 7 Aye Sapay Phyu, “Aid groups shift focus to cyclone recovery”, MMT, 22-28 Nov. 2010, http://www.mmtimes.com/ 2010/news/550/news55002.html accessed on 21 Dec. 2011. 8 Kerren Hedlund, “Shelter and NFI Cluster Evaluation: Cyclone Giri Response October 2010 to January 2011 - IFRC”, July 2011, http://www.ifrc.org/docs/Evaluations/Evaluations2011/Asia%20Pacific/IFRC%20ESC%20Giri%20Evaluation%20Final.pdf# accessed on 8 Dec. 2011. 9 “Post Giri Consolidated Action Plan”, OCHA, 15 Feb. 2011, http://themimu.info/CycloneGiri/index.php accessed on 21 Dec. 2011. 10 Ibid. 11 Kerren Hedlund, “Shelter and NFI Cluster Evaluation: Cyclone Giri Response October 2010 to January 2011 - IFRC”, July 2011, http://www.ifrc.org/docs/Evaluations/Evaluations2011/Asia%20Pacific/IFRC%20ESC%20Giri%20Evaluation%20Final.pdf# accessed on 8 Dec. 2011. 12 “Post Giri Consolidated Action Plan”, OCHA, 15 Feb. 2011, http://themimu.info/CycloneGiri/index.php accessed on 21 Dec. 2011. Statement on the early warning/protection of natural disasters by U Kyan Htun (Minister of Social Affairs of Arakan state), “Development”, RNDP, Vol.1, No. 8, 19 Oct. 2011, 5; 20th Century Asian Natural Disasters Data Book, ADRC, August 2002, http://www.adrc.asia/publications/databook/ORG/databook_20th/MMR.pdf accessed on 18 Sept. 2011. 13 “List of tropical cyclones that affected Burma”, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ List_of_tropical_cyclones_that_affected_Burma accessed on 7 Nov. 2011. 14 The 1968 Sitetway Cyclone was the most severe one, where 9 out of 17 townships were severely affected, leaving about 1,000 people and approximately 20,000 farming animals dead. Statement on the early warning/protection of natural disasters by U Kyan Htun (Minister of Social Affairs of Arakan state), “Development”, RNDP, Vol.1, No. 8, 19 Oct. 2011, 5. Endnotes 1 “Mitchell: UK emergency aid to forgotten disaster in Burma”, UK Department for International Development, 15 Nov. 2010, http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Media-Room/Press-releases/2010/Mitchell-UK-emergency-aid-to-forgottendisaster-in-Burma/accessed on 5 Nov. 2011. 2 The term cyclone is derived from the Greek word ‘kyklos’ meaning circle. A cyclone is an area of low pressure with strong winds blowing around a centre in an anticlockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere (clockwise direction in the Southern Hemisphere) originating above the sea. A cyclone’s diameter may range from 300 km to 600 km and derives its spinning motion from the Coriolis Force caused by the earth’s rotation. The duration of a cyclone may range from 7 to 10 days - its life cycle ends soon after landfall, because it is cut off from its moisture source. Cyclones are multi-hazard phenomena: winds, multiple storm waves, storm surge and inland flooding generated by heavy rainfall. Storm surges are cyclones accompanied by heavy rains and sea swells. During high tide, the storm surge is reinforced and can rise as high as 39.4 ft/12 m, washing over entire offshore islands and the coast. It is this wall of water that does most of the damage to life and property, especially in low flat terrain, high population density and poorly built houses. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, http:// www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/C_0397.HTM accessed on 26 Nov. 2011. 3 The name ”Giri” was assigned by the Indian Meteorology Department (IMD). “Giri” is the Sanskrit word for mountain and as a honorific it means “venerable, elevated, worshipful”. Thein Zaw and Khaing Suu, “Giri winds build in Arakan, ‘contact lost with residents’”, Mizzima, 23 Oct. 2010, http://www.bnionline.net/index.php/news/ mizzima/9599-giri-winds-build-in-arakan-contact-lost-with-residents-.html accessed on 22 Oct. 2011. The IMD is the WMO’s specialised centre for Asia and runs the Regional Specialised Meteorological Center (RSMC) in New Delhi, India. 4 In 2010 there have been more storms (8) in the Bay of Bengal than usual (6). The wet and cold weather conditions were characteristic of the La Niña climate pattern. Aye Sapay Phyu, “Scorching heat and late rain leave mark on 2010”, 3-9 Jan. 2011, MMT, http://www.mmtimes.com/2010/news/556/news55602.html accessed on 22 Sept. 2011. Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, http://www.banglapedia.org/httpdocs/HT/C_0397.HTM accessed on 26 Nov. 2011. 5 The Saffir–Simpson Scale is a guideline for the damage potential of a tropical cyclone based on windspeed (Saffir and Simpson, 1969). A “super cyclonic storm” is the highest category that the IMD uses in its scale for cyclones with winds exceeding 138 mph(222 km/h). “Tropical Cyclone Scales”, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Tropical_cyclone_scales accessed on 25 Nov.2011. 6 If windspeeds exceed 17.4 m/s (39 mph or 63 km/h) the storm is termed a tropical storm, if they exceed 33.5 m/s (75 mph or 121 kmh), it is termed a cyclone (Indian Ocean), typhoon (Western Pacific) or hurricane (Atlantic and Eastern Pacific). Hermann M. Fritz and Chris Blount, “Role of forests and trees in protecting coastal areas against cyclones”, in Susan Braatz, et al., Coastal Protection in the Aftermath of the Indian Ocean Tsunami: What Role for 104
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