The government has granted visas to members of aid groups to render humanitarian assistance, to enable international experts to assess damages, to carry out relief work and to provide medical care to storm victims of the Cyclone Nargis which hit the country on 2 and 3 May.

Altogether 911 persons have been permitted to enter the country from 5 May to 5 June. Visas were granted to 458 persons from UN, NGOs, INGOs and 357 from ASEAN nations and neighbouring countries to provide medical care to victims and 96 persons to attend UN-ASEAN Meeting.

So far, 342 persons have left and 569 have been working in storm-hit areas.