Governments from Norway to Thailand and the United States have announced assistance, and the Red Cross and other aid agencies are already rushing emergency food and water supplies to Myanmar.
World Vision is raising $3 million towards the aid effort in Myanmar.
Thailand
The Thai government has approved a US$100,000 grant to assist victims of Cyclone Nargis which devastated Myanmar over the weekend, and Thailand will consider further assistance as the Cabinet meets today, according to the minister of foreign affairs.
Interviewed on the morning news programme on Modernine TV (TV Channel 9), Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama said the ministry doubled its aid to $100,000 from an initial $50,000 to help cyclone-battered Myanmar.
A Thai military plane carrying 9 metric tons of food is due to leave Bangkok later on Tuesday, the first outside aid package.
US
First lady Laura Bush on Monday said the United States stands ready to pump more aid into Myanmar to help its recovery from a cyclone so devastating the death toll could top 10,000. But that help is conditioned, she said, on a U.S. disaster response team being allowed into the country. The U.S. Embassy in Myanmar is immediately providing $250,000 in aid from an existing emergency fund to humanitarian organizations working on the ground, Mrs. Bush said.
India
India on Monday despatched two naval ships carrying food and medical supplies to Myanmar, where 13,000 people are feared dead after cyclone ‘Nargis' hit on Saturday.
EU
The European Commission has announced emergency relief of two million euros for victims of Cyclone Nargis that struck Myanmar over the weekend as the official death toll crossed 10,000.
The funds, managed by the EC's Humanitarian Aid Department, are being mobilised rapidly to help meet the basic needs of survivors in the disaster zone.
Canada
Canada's International Cooperation Minister Bev Oda announced Monday two million dollars in aid for the people of Myanmar, devastated by a cyclone.
"We have set aside two million dollars to help in the international effort," Oda told the House of Commons.
Germany
The German government is to provide 500,000 euros (around 775,000 U.S. dollars) to the people of Myanmar hit by the recent cyclone, German Foreign Ministry announced in Berlin Monday.
