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Burma aid worker describes trip

                   
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19-May-2008
        
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An aid worker who was among the first to get into Burma after the cyclone has described the difficulties he faced trying to help victims. Mark Pearson, a policeman from Cornwall, was in Burma as a volunteer for the Cornish charity Shelterbox. He said the charity's survival boxes have been... [read full story]                    

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By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - "There are still a lot of supplies needed to get in thefuture in terms of food, but not just for now but for somemonths to come," U.N. humanitarian chief John Holmes toldreporters after meeting Prime Minister Thein Sein. "The old man must have been shocked to...

                   

US: Myanmar's leaders will be responsible for deaths if aid not allowed

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A senior US diplomat says Myanmar's military-led government will be responsible for the deaths of thousands of cyclone survivors if it does not allow in foreign aid. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel says the generals are not capable of managing the distribution of aid to people...

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By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the U.N.’s top aid envoy pressed the military government to allow foreign helicopters to fly in supplies to survivors. The first day of the three-day mourning period passed in...

U.N. reports some aid progress in Myanmar

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By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the U.N.'s top aid envoy pressed the military government to allow foreign helicopters to fly in supplies to survivors. The first day of the three-day mourning period passed in...

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The United Nations says some progress is being made in aid delivery to cyclone victims in Burma, and hopes more will follow given Southeast Asian nations' deal with the military junta. "We are seeing a little bit of progress, we see small steps being made," said Elisabeth Byrs, spokeswoman for...

                   

Junta to Allow Aid From Its Neighbors

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20-May-2008
        

The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar Myanmar's junta, facing global outrage for spurning international assistance, appeared to relent Monday, saying it would allow its Asian neighbors to oversee the distribution of foreign relief to cyclone survivors.

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