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Myanmar cyclone toll tops 130 thousand people

alsumaria.tv
May 17, 2008
        

While showers of rain surprised Nargis cyclone victims, Myanmar Junta admitted that more than 130 thousand people died or were lost which makes this crisis similar to the cyclone that stroke neighboring Bangladesh in 1991 and that killed 143 thousand...

                   

6. More aid arrives for Myanmar cyclone victims, but government keeps it out

iht.com
May 17, 2008
        

In one town, tired and hungry refugees stood in the baking sun beside flooded rice paddies, demolished monasteries and thatched huts. With the arrival of each vehicle carrying precious food and water, they jumped with excitement and surged ahead to get a share.

                   
time.com: Burma military officials unload relief supplies for victims of Cyclone Nargis from an American C-130 plane at the Yangon airport. time.com

Burma's Propaganda Machine

time.com
May 17, 2008
        

Sgt Andres Alcaraz / U.S. Marine Corps / Reuters Burma's state-run media continues to portray a well-oiled state relief campaign: soldiers unloading relief supplies from helicopters, generals inspecting neat rows of refugee tents. The people of Burma will "accept any kinds of foreign aid with...

                   

Next Crisis: Burma Water Shortage?

time.com
May 17, 2008
        

The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Burma in the coming days. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims in the Southeast Asian country need clean water urgently or risk falling...

                   

9. Myanmar raises cyclone toll to 78,000

iht.com
May 17, 2008
        

Myanmar's government almost doubled the official death toll on Friday to 78,000, two weeks after a huge cyclone ravaged much of the Irrawaddy Delta and the main city, Yangon. It also nearly doubled the number of missing to 55,917, and raised the number of injured steeply to 19,359, up from 1,403....

                   

7. Many dangers for child survivors of cyclone in Myanmar

iht.com
May 16, 2008
        

"That's a deep concern because unscrupulous recruiters will certainly take advantage of the situation," said David Mathieson, an expert on Myanmar with Human Rights Watch. Already, news has circulated among aid groups of two brokers who were arrested as they attempted to recruit children at a...

                   

Myanmar's Junta Gets a Pass from Neighbors

ncmonline.com
May 16, 2008
        

Myanmar's Junta Gets a Pass from Neighbors New America Media, New Analysis, Andrew Lam, Posted: May 16, 2008 Editor's Note: On the eve of an emergency summit of Asian nations, the death toll in Myanmar continues to rise, and the cyclone-ravaged country's ruling Junta has not been taken to task by...

                   

Not Tax-Funded Aid to Myanmar

mises.org
May 16, 2008
        

Though any American is certainly welcome to contribute to the relief effort in Myanmar, no one should be forced to do so via his taxes or otherwise. It is a myth that there would not be sufficient aid to Myanmar without the government's being involved in some way. Although I don't often agree...