SITUATION IN MYANMAR: 1. Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008, making landfall in the Ayeyarwady Division and directly hitting the country?s largest city, Yangon. 40 townships in Yangon Division and 7 townships in Ayeyarwady Division remain on the Government?s list of disaster areas.... 2. Assessments have now been made in 38 townships, with response efforts ongoing in a further 28. Teams have reported major damage in affected areas, particularly in the low-lying delta region, where the Cyclone?s impact was compounded by a storm surge. The official death toll is now 22,997, with 42,119 missing and 1,430 injured. Unofficial figures are considerably higher. Based on the original Government estimate of 975,858 persons affected three days after the disaster in the eight most seriously hit townships, the UN now estimates that at least 1,500,000 people are severely affected.... 3. Food, water purification supplies and receptacles, sanitation facilities for temporary camps, shelter materials, fuel, and essential medicines and treatment are all critical needs. Some people are now migrating outwards from the most affected areas in search of basic necessities while others are stranded in areas of the delta without drinking water, food or shelter. Damaged infrastructure and communications, as well as flooding, pose challenges for relief efforts, which may be exacerbated by heavy rainfall that has been forecast over the next seven days (see annexed map).... 4. Flights carrying relief items have been getting in to the country, and the Government and humanitarian partners are reaching an increasing number of affected persons. However, access for international humanitarian personnel remains unresolved.... 5. A constitutional referendum has been taking place in Myanmar today, in areas other than those that remain on the Government?s list of disaster areas.