KUALA LUMPUR(Malaysia) : 350 tonnes of food and medicine supplies sea-shipped by UNITED SIKHS have reached Myanmar and cleared for distribution to the towns of Labutta and, Bogale and Kangyaing, which were hardest hit by the Myanmar cyclone last month.

This aid shipment is part of the $750,000 USD worth of supplies collected for the survivors of cyclone Nargis by UNITED SIKHS and its partners - Malaysian Gurdwaras (Sikh place of worship), Global Sikhs, the Buddhist Maha Vihara and others.

A second sea-shipment of 50 tonnes will be dispatched to Myanmar next week and 50 tonnes of supplies will be handed to the Malaysian Red Crescent for distribution to the China earthquake and Myanmar cyclone survivors.

Encouraged and motivated by the recent break-through in the transportation of aid and critically needed goods and medical supplies to the victims of cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, a new team of 5 volunteers from UNITED SIKHS are making preparations to depart for Myanmar in the coming weeks to help in the distribution of aid supplies.

Earlier, UNITED SIKHS had also sent food and medical supplies via Air Asia, which has been sponsoring air cargo charges and flight tickets for all UNITED SIKHS volunteers from Malaysia headed to Myanmar. The next air-cargo of 1000 kg of food, clothing and medical supplies, will be sent with the team preparing to leave. This shipment brings the total amount of critically needed air cargo sent to 2000 kg.