N.O. archbishop pledges $50,000 in help cyclone victims

neworleanscitybusiness.com     10-May-2008            

By one estimate, there are 1.5 million survivors of the May 3 cyclone in Myanmar, where the government has said an estimated 10,000 people died. ... The Archdiocese of New Orleans said Catholic Relief Services had two envoys in Bangkok with permission to enter Myanmar.... [read full story]                    

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Diplomatic Licence: Burma's death toll - who should we believe?

independent.co.uk     11-May-2008          

By Anne Penketh How many people have died in the Burma cyclone? There's been a steady inflation of the figure ever since the junta put it at 10,000 last Monday. On Friday, the British ambassador to Rangoon told us that... ... By Anne Penketh How many people have died in...                    

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Russia's 2nd plane to deliver humanitarian aid to Myanmar May 12

rian.ru     11-May-2008          

MOSCOW, May 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russia's second plane from the Emergencies Ministry's fleet is expected to deliver humanitarian aid to cyclone-hit Myanmar on Monday, Russia's embassy in the southeast Asian country said on Sunday. Myanmar is attempting to recover from...                    

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Myanmar cyclone: relief supplies still fall short

telegraph.co.uk     11-May-2008          

Increased amounts of foreign relief supplies have begun arriving in cyclone-hit Burma, as charities warn that up to two million people could could die in the wake of the natural disaster. ... A cargo plane carrying 35 tonnes of aid, chartered by the International...                    

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Tragedy of dead and survivors in Myanmar grows worse

tiscali.co.uk     11-May-2008          

Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon. ... By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Desperate...                    

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Tragedy of dead and survivors in Myanmar grows worse

mirror.co.uk     11-May-2008          

Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon. ... While Myanmar's reclusive military government is...                    

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UK criticises Burma's "inadequate" response to cyclone

inthenews.co.uk     11-May-2008          

Burma's response to the devastating cyclone that struck the country last week has been criticised by the UK's foreign secretary. ... David Miliband said aid efforts by the country's officials have been "inadequate to the scale of the disaster" and warned the situation is...                    

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U.S. flying cyclone aid to "outpost of tyranny"

tiscali.co.uk     12-May-2008          

The United States was set to fly relief supplies on Monday to Myanmar, a country it has called an "outpost of tyranny", as aid continues to dribble into the reclusive state nine days after a devastating cyclone. ... A U.S. Air Force C-130 military transport plane was...                    

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Myanmar: Survivors of Cyclone Nargis

globalvoicesonline.org     11-May-2008          

A week has passed since Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar. The situation on the ground continues to deteriorate: food rationing is inadequate, medical supplies are running out and hundreds of thousands are still without shelter. Bloggers continue to discuss the impact of the cyclone and the relief...                    

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Myanmar hospitals overwhelmed by cyclone victims

euronews.net     11-May-2008          

Survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar are overwhelming the country's crumbling hospitals and health service. ... More food aid has reached the military-ruled country but there's no sign the government would let foreign experts handle the aid distribution as one member...                    

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Tragedy in Myanmar grows worse

tiscali.co.uk     11-May-2008          

Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon. ... By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Desperate...                    

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