Cyclone Survivors in Myanmar Receive Life-saving Water from Water Missions

The first of 12 water purification systems provided by Water Missions International (WMI) is installed and providing access to safe water for thousands of cyclone…

Global News and Ministry · Published 18 years ago · 2 min read

The first of 12 water purification systems provided by Water Missions International (WMI) is installed and providing access to safe water for thousands of cyclone survivors in Myanmar. The water system was installed Tuesday, July 8, in the township of Maubin, a community within the heavily-populated Irrawaddy Delta region in Southwest Myanmar. Two staff members from WMI’s Indonesian office are on the ground in Yangon working with the Burmese government and ministry partners to coordinate site selections and installations for the remaining 11 water systems. Each water system is assembled by volunteer labor, provides a continuous supply of approximately 10,000 gallons per day, and can be rapidly deployed and installed in only a few hours to purify available surface and shallow well-water sources.

Cyclone Nargis, a Category 3 storm, ripped though Myanmar on Saturday, May 3, affecting more than two million people. More than two months after the event, safe drinking water still tops the list of urgent needs.

About WMI: Water Missions International (WMI) is a nonprofit, Christian engineering organization based in Charleston, SC. WMI’s mission is to provide sustainable access to safe water and an opportunity to hear the “Living Water” message in developing countries and disaster areas. Assistance is provided regardless of age, sex, race, or faith. To date, WMI has deployed a total of 591 water systems in 36 countries worldwide and two U.S. states, making safe water available to more than one million people. Visit us at www.watermissions.org.

If you would like more information about Water Missions International, or to donate funds to disaster relief projects, please contact Danya Jordan at (843) 769-7395 x 210 or djordan@watermissions.org. Donations are also accepted online at www.watermissions.org.

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(Source: Christian Newswire)

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