On Friday, May 2, Cyclone Nargis hit southwestern Burma with winds exceeding 190 km per hour (118 mph). Media reports show that an estimated 24 million people live in the affected areas, which includes the heavily-populated city of Yangon. Current government reports indicate tens of thousands of deaths with this number expected to rise. A state of emergency has been declared in five regions, and there are reports of significant damage to electricity, telecommunications, water, fuel, vegetation, and small scale infrastructure. Many homes have been damaged or destroyed; several hundred thousand people are believed to be in need of shelter.

• USAID Administrator Delivers Aid to Burma; Announces an Additional $13 Million in Assistance
• USAID Administrator Visits Southeast Asia to Support Relief Efforts in Burma
• Briefing: U.S. Preparations for Relief Efforts for Burma
• USAID Partners with American Red Cross to Help the Burmese People
• USAID Provides Additional $3 Million in Assistance to the Burmese People in Cyclone Aftermath
• Remarks: Mrs. Bush's Statement on Burma
• USAID Assists Burmese People in Cyclone Aftermath
• USAID Responds to Cyclone Nargis

• American Red Cross: Response to the Myanmar Cyclone
• International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• United Nations World Food Programme
• USAID: General Information on Donating to Humanitarian Organizations In Times of Disaster