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U.S. military aid plane leaves for cyclone-hit Myanmar

tiscali.co.uk
12-May-2008
        
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U-TAPAO AIR BASE, Thailand (Reuters) - An American C-130 transport plane, the first U.S. military aid flight into cyclone-hit Myanmar, flew out of a Thai airbase on Monday. ... U.S. officials hope the plane loaded with water, mosquito nets and blankets will pave the way... [read full story]                    

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UN worried aid may not reach Myanmar victims

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West urges Myanmar to act on crucial aid

tiscali.co.uk
13-May-2008
        

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Heavy rains pelted homeless cyclone survivors in Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta on Tuesday, complicating the already slow delivery of aid to more than 1.5 million people facing hunger and disease. As more foreign aid trickled into the former Burma, critics ratcheted...

                   

EU ready to support 'any initiative' for Burma

euobserver.com
13-May-2008
        

EUOBSERVER / BRUSSELS - At the same time, EU ministers emphasised that European humanitarian aid was "neutral, impartial and independent," and called on regional powers, particularly, China, India and the ASEAN group of nations, to pressure the Burmese regime to allow aid into the country. The...

                   

Myanmar regime 'stealing aid'

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13-May-2008
        

Yangon - The UN said on Tuesday that only a tiny portion of international relief is reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims, amid fears that the country's military regime is hoarding high-quality foreign aid for itself while people make do with rotten food. "There is obviously still a lot of...

                   

Your dollars will get to Burmese victims: aid agencies

cbc.ca
13-May-2008
        

Aid agencies are pleading with Canadians to donate to relief efforts for Burma's cyclone victims, saying fears that the funds will end up in the wrong hands are unwarranted. Kevin McCort, Care Canada's president and CEO, took aim at the media for focusing on the struggle to get foreign aid into...

                   

Canadian aid groups help Myanmar disaster victims, despite border issues

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13-May-2008
        

By: THE CANADIAN PRESS OTTAWA - Canadian aid agencies say they are managing to help cyclone victims in Myanmar, despite the country's nearly-closed border. Officials from Oxfam, CARE and other groups say they fear Canadians won't donate money to the Myanmar cause due to reports about reluctance...

                   

Burmese Struggling in Absence of International Aid

radiovaticana.org
13-May-2008
        

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has expressed "immense frustration" at Burma's slow response to the cyclone that hit the country 10 days ago and killed at least 32,000 people. Logistical bottlenecks, poor infrastructure and restrictions imposed by the isolationist junta are largely delaying the...

                   

UN warns of 'second catastrophe' in Myanmar

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13-May-2008
        

YANGON - The United Nations warned Tuesday that Myanmar faced a "second catastrophe" after its devastating cyclone, unless the junta immediately allows massive air and sea deliveries of aid. Aid agencies warn that as every day passes without sufficient food, water and shelter, more are at risk of...

                   

Aid agencies ready to help China with quake but keep focus on Myanmar

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13-May-2008
        

A Myanmar boy feeds a banana to his younger brother at a temple being used a temporary shelter for cyclone survivors on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Tuesday, May 13, 2008. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS) GENEVA - International aid officials say they are ready to help China recover from its massive...

                   
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Burma cyclone: British aid reaching Rangoon

telegraph.co.uk
13-May-2008
        

A first planeload of British aid supplies is due to arrive in cyclone-hit Burma in the early hours of Wednesday morning, as pressure grew for outside relief efforts to bypass the country's military government through a direct "aid corridor? via air or sea.

Myanmar regime denies hoarding food aid

euronews.net
13-May-2008
        

Myanmar's military government has denied unconfirmed reports that it is hoarding high quality aid meant for cyclone victims and replacing it with rotten food. The regime says the claim is outrageous and insists that the military continues to control relief distribution. Meanwhile EU ministers in...

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