U.N. helicopters are delivering aid to Burma’s Irrawaddy Delta Monday for the first time, bringing supplies to people struggling to survive since Cyclone Nargis devastated the region May 3.

A World Food Program spokesman said boats have been delivering some aid to villages cut off by flooding, but helicopters are much more efficient. He said the U.N. is sending four more helicopters to Burma this week, bringing the total to 10.

He said aid will have reached 26 villages by the end of the day Tuesday. The United Nations estimates some one million people affected by the cyclone are still in need of aid.

Source: VOA News