Sittwe
S i t t w e
S i t t w e
Barasa
Baw Du Pha
Dar Pai
Khaung Doke Khar
Thae Chaung
Thae Chaung(Kyaukphyu)
Hmanzi Junction
Bu May Ohn Taw
Bu MayOhn Taw
Shore
Bay ofBengal
0 2 km
0 2 mi
B a y o f B eng a l
Ramree
Myebon
Minbya
Pauktaw
Kyaukpyu
Mrauk-oo
Kyauktaw
Rathedaung
Buthidaung
Taung Paw
Ah Nauk YweNget Chaung
Kyein Ni PyinSin Tet Maw
Maungdaw
PaletwaButhidaung Kyauktaw
Ponnagyun
M i n b y a
R a m r e e
Mrauk-oo
Pauktaw
Rathedaung
K y a u k p y u
M y e b o n
A n n
S i t t w e
M i n d a t
Kyaukpyu
M a u n g d a w
R a k h i n e
C h i n
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C H I N A
BU R M A
I N D I A
THAILAND
LAOS
BANGLADESH
BHUTAN
Bay ofBengal
Rakhine State
Rangoon(Yangon)
Areashown
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Names and boundary representation are not necessarily
authoritative April 26, 2013 - U782 STATE (HIU)UNCLASSIFIED
UNCLASSIFIED
HUMANITARIAN INFORMATION UNIT
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U.S. Department of State
Burma: Rakhine State IDP Camps at Risk of Monsoon Flooding
Displaced Persons at RiskAt least 140,000 displaced Muslim
Rohingya and Buddhist Rakhine are nervously awaiting the beginning
of the rainy season, which runs from May/June to October. Some
68,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Rakhine State
currently reside in 14 camps and informal settlements on land at
serious risk of �ooding. Flooding could contaminate water sources
and accelerate the spread of water and vector-borne diseases.
Historical Monsoon Season EventsBurma is prone to cyclones and
�ooding during the rainy season. Cyclones can strike as early as
May, as Cyclone Nargis did in 2008. Flooding in northern Rakhine in
June 2010 killed 68 and destroyed 800 homes. Cyclone Giri hit
Rakhine in October 2010 and killed at least 45 and rendered 100,000
homeless. On July 21, 2011, parts of Rakhine received 29 inches of
rain, the highest one-day amount in Burma that year. Catastrophic
�ooding in August 2012 displaced over 85,000 throughout the
country.
Sources: USG, UN OCHA, Inter-Agency Preparedness Plan for
Rakhine, Myanmar Department of Meteorology and Hydrology, BBC, The
Guardian
Color indicates ethnic group of camp population
Rohingya
Rakhine
Maramargyi
Camp atserious riskof �ooding Township boundary
District boundaryState boundary
MainroadOther roadProvince capital
Circle size indicates number of IDPs in camp
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1,000
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Centroid of circles represent location of camp or settlement
