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UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid

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May 21, 2008
        

By JOHN HEILPRIN ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER In this photo released by UNICEF, medic team of UNICEF, right, chat with a Myanmar survivor of Cyclone Nargis and her children during heavy rain outside a makeshift shelter in Myanmar Tuesday, May, 20, 2008. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon heads to...

Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

YANGON, Myanmar — With few places to seek refuge, the wooden schoolhouse seemed as good as anywhere. Though its roof was partially blown off by Cyclone Nargis, and panels were ripped from its walls, hundreds of people swarmed here after the storm. Now the government has forced them out to make...

Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

With few places to seek refuge, the wooden schoolhouse seemed as good as anywhere. A group of homeless Myanmar cyclone survivors look on at a monastery, being used as a temporary shelter, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Myanmar will not allow U.S. naval ships and...

Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

A group of homeless Myanmar cyclone survivors look on at a monastery, being used as a temporary shelter, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. Myanmar will not allow U.S. naval ships and helicopters poised off its shore to deliver aid to cyclone victims, according to...

Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

With few places to seek refuge, the wooden schoolhouse seemed as good as anywhere.Though its roof was partially blown off by Cyclone Nargis, and panels were ripped from its walls, hundreds of people swarmed here after the storm.Now the government has forced them out to make space for a weekend...

Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

YANGON — With few places to seek refuge, the wooden schoolhouse seemed as good as anywhere. Though its roof was partially blown off by Cyclone Nargis, and panels were ripped from its walls, hundreds of people swarmed here after the storm. Now the government has forced them out to make space for a...

Cyclone Nargis survivors ousted from shelters in Myanmar

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May 21, 2008
        

A group of homeless Myanmar cyclone survivors stand outside city hall with their packed belongings after being told the building will no longer be used as a temporary shelter, on the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The city hall is to be used as a polling station for the...

                   

Democratic Voice of Burma: Cyclone victims suspect officials of switching aid – Naw Say Phaw

burmanet.org
May 21, 2008
        

Survivors of Cyclone Nargis in Maaupin believe that rice donated by the Swiss government was taken by local authorities and replaced with poor quality supplies. A relief worker in Maaupin said the cyclone victims had noticed the quality of rice when they opened the bags, but did not initially...

                   

Associated Press: Myanmar shuns aid from US warships; UN urges more relief – John Heilprin

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May 21, 2008
        

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Myanmar to focus on saving lives, not on politics, after the military government on Wednesday shunned a U.S. proposal for naval ships to deliver aid to cyclone survivors. The U.N. says up to 2.5 million survivors of Cyclone Nargis face hunger, homelessness...

                   

Agence France Presse: UN’s Ban says will meet Myanmar junta leader

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May 21, 2008
        

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday he would meet Myanmar’s reclusive junta leader during a high-profile trip to convince the country to accept a full-scale cyclone relief operation. Ban landed in neighbouring Thailand on the eve of a visit aimed at getting the regime of Senior...