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bbc.co.uk: Survivors of Cyclone Nargis rest inside their makeshift shelter in Burma bbc.co.uk
bbc.co.uk     20-May-2008            

Aid agencies say a huge operation is needed to help cyclone survivors Burma has allowed nine UN World Food Programme helicopters to deliver aid to remote cyclone-hit areas, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon says. He said aid had reached only a quarter of those in need, following the 2 May storm... [read full story]                    


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