World Food Programme warns of food scarcity hitting millions as monsoon looms in Myanmar

PHNOM PENH: (Bernama) The World Food Programme (WFP) warns that about one million people in earthquake-hit areas in Myanmar urgently need aid - foodstuff, medicine, and shelter - as the ferocious monsoon rains loom over the Southeast Asian nation.

Weather-triggered disasters are expected to further compound the misery of 3.5 million displaced people already mired in food scarcity and lack of decent shelters since the March 28 earthquake that wrecked parts of the country.

"It is still quite difficult. It has been seven weeks and the challenge is when humanitarian needs are much higher and the funding is on a downward trajectory.