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UN: Myanmar forcing cyclone survivors out of camps

UN: Myanmar forcing cyclone survivors out of camps

05.30.08 posted by chab13 73 views no comments image
Myanmar's military government is forcing cyclone victims out of refugee camps and "dumping" them near their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, U.N. and church officials said Friday.
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Official Days of Mourning for 134,000 Killed in Myanmar Cycle Begins

Official Days of Mourning for 134,000 Killed in Myanmar Cycle Begins

05.20.08 posted by pondy 77 views no comments image
Myanmar started three days of mourning on Tuesday for the 134,000 dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis as diplomats pressed the reclusive generals to speed up aid to 2.4 million survivors. Junta supremo Than Shwe made his first public appearance since the tragedy and was seen touring a hard hit area.
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When cyclone hit Myanmar delta, villagers found no refuge

When cyclone hit Myanmar delta, villagers found no refuge

06.05.08 posted by chab13 49 views no comments image
When Cyclone Nargis came ashore here in all its fury, it was the water buffaloes that first began running helter-skelter through the muddy rice fields. The people followed.
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Myanmar Junta Issues Stern Warning

Myanmar Junta Issues Stern Warning

05.15.08 posted by jason 61 views no comments image
Myanmar's junta warned it will punish anyone found hoarding foreign aid meant for cyclone survivors, but relief groups said they had seen no evidence of people selling or stockpiling donated goods. Perhaps instead they should look in the mirror. The junta has kept foriegn aid from reaching its citizens, who are trying to avoid the military for fear of having their food seized.
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Bloated corpses pile up; first U.S. aid flight arrives in Myanmar

Bloated corpses pile up; first U.S. aid flight arrives in Myanmar

05.12.08 posted by chab13 62 views no comments image
Bodies continued to pile up in Myanmar as the first U.S. aircraft carrying relief supplies touched down Monday in the cyclone-ravaged country.
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Gates Accuses Myanmar of 'Criminal Neglect'

Gates Accuses Myanmar of 'Criminal Neglect'

06.01.08 posted by chab13 44 views no comments image
In the strongest remarks yet by a high-ranking American official, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Sunday that Myanmar was guilty of "criminal neglect" for blocking large-scale international aid to cyclone victims and that more Burmese civilians would perish unless the military regime reverses its policy.
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U.S. Aid arrives in Myanmar as Crisis Continues

U.S. Aid arrives in Myanmar as Crisis Continues

05.12.08 posted by pondy 51 views no comments image
Bodies continued to pile up in Myanmar as the first U.S. aircraft carrying relief supplies touched down Monday in the cyclone-ravaged country. The shipment arrived in a time of dire need in the country's poorest regions, where people have been reduced to pumping water from ponds filled with the dead. In one refugee camp there are 5 toilets for 3,500 people.
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