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The death toll in disaster-hit Burma has soared to more than 22,000 as Britain pledged to help ease the suffering.Another 41,000 were reported missing after a massive cyclone wreaked havoc at the weekend, while hundreds of thousands lack clean water or shelter.
Aid agencies in the UK are expected to launch a major appeal on behalf of the victims of the cyclone in Burma.As the death toll soared past 22,000, the Disasters Emergency Committee has been holding talks about launching an appeal similar to that in the aftermath of the 2004 Boxing Day tsunami.
The UN World Food Program says one of its planes has landed in Burma as part of the first major international airlift of aid to cyclone victims. ... A UN official says one plane from Italy arrived in Burma, and three more will land later Thursday. She says the planes...
A planned US aid flight to Burma is not going ahead, the US ambassador to Thailand has said. ... Burma's government has given the US military permission to fly in relief supplies for survivors of Cyclone Nargis, according to reports. The UN has urged Burma to waive visa...
Humanitarian Crises, Disasters, Accidents & Crises, Storms, Natural Disasters, Humanitarian Aid, Myanmar
