The World Food Program has said it is struggling to provide assistance in Myanmar as 70% of its funding needs over the next six months, or $86 million, remain unmet amid a deepening hunger crisis following the Feb. 1 military coup, the Japan Times reported.

A large number of people have difficulty accessing food due to various factors including job loss, rising food and fuel prices, political unrest, violence and displacement, while COVID-19 infections are surging throughout the Southeast Asian nation, the WFP said.

Calling for assistance from the international community, WFP Myanmar Country Director Stephen Anderson said, “It is critically important for us to be able to access to all those in need and receive the funding needed to provide them with humanitarian assistance.”