I. 目前狀況
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在緬甸國內14個省邦之中，有12個受水災影響，其中Kale
(Kalay)、
Hakha及Moe Gaung這三個省邦最先受災，情況亦最為嚴峻。
n 從地理環境來說，北部地區的暴雨降到平原地區上，當道路兩旁的土地遭淹浸後，洪水湧入河流，對偏遠的沿岸村鎮構成直接威脅。
n 最先受洪水蹂躪的村鎮，事後的景象如下：佈滿泥濘的道路、被山泥傾瀉所摧毀的房屋、折斷的橋樑，以及遍地的泥沼。
n 現在洪水只是剛湧入一些村鎮，所造成的影響剛剛開始。
n 六七月為稻米種植季節，而九至十二月為收割季節。稻米及其他農作物現遭洪水淹浸。在某些地區，每年只有雨季的一造農作物收成，為一年裡唯一的收入來源；鑑於目前的水災，農民已沒時間再次種植，大多數人不久後便會欠缺糧食，也不能維持生計。
II. 目前狀況
n 災民獲分發糧食包、即食麵、食水、個人衞生用品及一些乾糧。
n 學校、非政府組織、村鎮內不同的住宅區、私人機構等等，都走到街道及路口，收集送來的捐款及資金。這些數以百計的團體，正努力把收集得來捐款，作慈善用途，購買白米、食油、飲用水、麵條等，分發給可到達範圍內的災民。
n 有些地區捐款未能到達，災民只有捱餓。
n 在洪水尚未退卻的地方，仍可靠小艇到達；在已水退的地方，遍地高度及膝的泥濘，既難以讓車輛行走，也不能讓小艇運行。不過無論在什麼地區，食水同樣缺乏。
n 尚有很多村落交通工具仍未能到達，因此救援物資未能運送當地。
III. 難題
n 退卻的洪水留下了泥濘、蚊子、敏感症、腹瀉等
n 煮食用具（鍋子及煎鍋）、木柴、睡蓆、蚊帳及樽裝水短缺。
n 尚有些地區是救援隊伍未能到達的。
IV. 慈幼會士在做什麼
慈幼會士已在米央瑪、Kale、曼德勒及仰光等教區，投入救援行例。
1. 米央瑪：Aung Zaw Win神父、Victor Hkun Myat神父及來自我們職業中心的青年，協助善後工作，包括分發食物、清理泥濘及重建房屋。
2. Kale：Camillus神父、Alphonse神父，以及寄宿生和舊生，於洪災期間，在救援中心分送食物並為災民打氣；洪水退卻後，他們協助清潔道路及房屋，清洗水缸和水井，並重建一些房屋。在他們的救援工作中，他們都與當地神職人員互相合作。
3. 曼德勒：Peter Myo Khin神父及曼德勒修會聯合會的會士，在洪災期間分送食物及提供醫療服務，並負責洪水退卻後的善後工作。
4. 仰光：一些會士與其他救援組織，攜手協助居民遷徙至較安全地方，向未有救援物資到達的地區分送食物及米糧，在洪水退卻後的地方為水井及水缸進行清潔消毒工作，並興建廁所、提供睡蓆、毛氊及蚊帳等物資。會士特地與當地醫生合作，他們以五人一組的方式出發，分派藥物，或與護士一起照料病人。
整體來說，慈幼會士與教會當局、非政府組織、社會團體，以及舊生所組成的網絡，有助提高救援工作的效率。
V. 慈幼會士的一些困難及優勢
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很多地區是小型慈善團體不能到達的，然而慈幼會士沒有多大困難便取得當局的許可，根據需要租用小艇或小型貨車進入這些地區。
n 對其他非政府組織或慈善團體來說，他們可能因當地的官僚作風，而未能取得所需的支援；同時亦需要花很長時間收集數據，或與決策當局商討事項。這造成了不必要的耽誤，然而我們慈幼會士，卻能克服這些困難。
n 在某些地區，所接收的救濟糧食，已超過一個群體或一個村落所需，剩餘的物資便會浪費掉；而另一些地區，卻因資訊及網絡不完善，而得不到所需物資，然而我們慈幼會士，可根據情況所需，訂定我們認為最佳的救援路線。
VI. 我們的團隊
上緬甸
1. 米央瑪：Bosco Aung Zaw Win神父、 Victor Hkun Myat神父與我們的職業中心學員及舊生。
2. Kale及曼德勒：Camillus神父、Alphonse神父、Peter Myo Khin神父與教會當局、其他修會、舊生和義工。
下緬甸
1. 仰光：Mariano Soe Naing神父、 Edward Sein Myint 神父、省會長Charles Saw神父與教會當局、非政府組織、社會服務團體、舊生和義工。
Report on Flood situation and Relief activities in MYM
I. Present Situation
· In Myanmar, out of 14 States & Divisions of the country, 12 are affected. The earliest & most hit are Kale (Kalay), Hakha, and Moe Gaung (Myitkyina).
· Geographically speaking, the flash rains in the upper regions have come down to the plains, and after flooding all the land along the road, flowed into the rivers, thus posing a direct threat to the outlying towns on the banks.
· The aftermath of towns and villages that were the first targets of the floods: slushy roads, houses destroyed by landslides, broken bridges, and mud and swamp everywhere.
· Flood waters are entering only now into some towns & villages and post initial danger just started.
· Paddy-plantation season is June – July; harvesting is from September to December. Paddy and other crops are under water now. In some places, they plant only once a year during the rainy-season which means the only means of income for many; with the present flooding, there is no time for re-planting and thus lack of food and livelihood in the near future for most of the people.
II. Present Activities
· Distribution of food-packets, instant noodle, drinking water, personal hygiene kits and some dry rations for the victims.
· Schools, NGO's, different quarters of the town, Companies – are all out on the roads and at the junctions collecting funds & donations from the passers-by. These hundreds of groups try to do charitable work with the cash gathered by purchasing rice, oil, drinking water, noodles, etc. to be distributed to the victims within reach.
· There are many places where the above donations do not reach, and the victims are starving.
· Where the flood has not subsided, it is possible to reach the affected areas by boat; where the waters have subsided it is difficult to ply between places neither by car and motor-bike nor by small boats due to knee-deep mud & slush. In any case, there is a dearth of drinking water.
· There are still many villages inaccessible by any means of transportation, and so relief materials cannot reach them.
III. Problems
· The receding waters have left in their wake -- mud, mosquitoes, allergies, diarrhea, etc.
· Lack of utensils (pot and pans), fire-wood, sleeping-mats, mosquito-nets, and potable water.
· There are places still where no relief has reached.
IV. What the Salesians are doing
· The SDBs are putting in their contribution in the Dioceses of Myitkyina, Kale, Mandalay, and Yangon:
1. In Myitkyina: Fr. Bosco Aung Zaw Win, Fr. Victor Hkun Myat and the youth from our Vocational Centre are helping in the rehabilitation-activities like distribution of food, cleaning the mud left by the flood, and re-building some houses.
2. In Kale: Fr. Camillus, Fr. Alphonse together with our boarding boys and past-pupils have distributed food and encouraged the victims in the relief-centres during the floods; now after the flood, they are helping to clean roads & houses, cleansing water-tanks and wells, and rebuilding some houses. In all these, they are working together with the local clergy.
3. In Mandalay: Fr. Peter Myo Khin and the Religious of CRMdy (Conference of Religious of Mandaly) distributed food and gave medical help during the floods. Their post-flood activity: rehabilitation.
4. In Yangon: with the other relief-groups, some confreres are joining hands to move people to safer places, distribute food & rice to places yet unreached, disinfect & purify wells and water tanks in post-flood areas, build toilets, and provide sleeping-mats, blankets, mosquito-nets, etc. Especially, they contribute in the distribution of medicines in a joint-venture with local doctors who go in groups of five or so with the nurses to treat the patients.
· On the whole, SDBs net-work with the Church authorities, NGOs & social groups, and past-pupils to facilitate and accelerate the work of relief-activities.
V. Other difficulties and advantages for the Salesians
· There are places that cannot be reached by those small charitable groups, but the Salesians hire boats or light trucks according to the need without much ado for the permission from above.
· For other NGOs or charitable groups, what is needed cannot be provided immediately due to red-tape bureaucracy or delay in gathering data & statistics or lengthy discussions by the decision making body, etc. These create unnecessary delays, but for us Salesians these steps are overcome.
· In some places food-relief is more than enough with surplus going to waste for a group or a village, while in other places what is needed is not provided due to poor net-working & information. But for us Salesians, we can adept according to the situation and change the destination as we think best.
VI. Our Team
· Upper Burma (Myanmar):
1. Myitkyina: Fr. Bosco Aung Zaw Win, Fr. Victor Hkun Myat with our Vocational trainees and past-pupils.
2. Kale and Mandalay: Fr. Camillus, Fr. Alphonse, Fr. Peter Myo Khin with Church authorities, Religious Congregations, past-pupils and volunteers.
· Lower Burma (Myanmar):
1. Yangon: Fr. Mariano Soe Naing, Fr. Edward Sein Myint, Fr. Charles Saw (Provincial) along with Church authorities, NGOs, Social Service groups, past-pupils and volunteers.