Tatmadaw (Navy) distributes relief items in Rakhine State

To provide necessary assistance to cyclone-affected people in Sittway of Rakhine State where loss and damage were suffered by Mocha, a 29-metre landing craft of Tatmadaw Navy brought 3,000 CI sheets, 52 bundles of tarpaulins, 50 tarpaulin sheets, 216 boxes of nails, 16 tarpaulin tents, 6,000 eggs, 184 packs of instant noodles, 3,450 toothbrushes and 18,000 toothpaste tubes, 50 empty water bottles,450 toilet bowls and 450 pipes, 5,000 oral rehydration salt sachets and construction tools totalling 55 tonnes from three vessels of MV Aquarius, MV Sunshine and MV Fortune at Essar port of Sittway and left for a docking place in Pauktaw Township yesterday.
The relief aids and materials carried by the Navy vessel were handed over to officials and they will be promptly distributed to storm-hit people. — MNA/KTZH