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In The Know: Don't Send Money To Myanmar

wcco.com
May 6, 2008
        
Story Timeline:  159 days

A cyclone has devastated the country of Myanmar, which used to be called Burma. The death toll is rising, and the United States has offered help. So far, the Myanmar government has refused to accept it. Don Shelby says that's par for the course for that nation's government. [read full story]                    

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Official: UN plane lands in Myanmar with aid after cyclone

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May 8, 2008
        

Myanmar's isolationist regime allowed the first plane of a major international airlift to land Thursday with aid for cyclone survivors, a U.N. official said, amid fears that lack of safe food and drinking water could push the death toll above 100,000.

US says it does not have permission to fly aid to Myanmar

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May 8, 2008
        

U.S. Ambassador Eric John says his government does not have permission to send relief flights to Myanmar for its cyclone victims. ... John says that U.S. and Thai authorities earlier believed they had permission from the Myanmar authorities to land U.S. military C-130s...

                   

Corpses piling up as Myanmar misery deepens

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May 8, 2008
        

Myanmar's cyclone survivors do not have enough fuel to burn the rotting corpses of the dead as the country's military junta continues to drag its feet over access for aid groups. ... NEW: Rotting corpses pile up as military junta continues to drag feet Four aid planes...

                   
msn.com: Myanmar blocks UN airlift for cyclone victims msn.com

Myanmar blocks UN airlift for cyclone victims

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May 8, 2008
        

Yangon: Myanmar's isolationist government blocked United Nations efforts Thursday to airlift urgently needed food aid to survivors of a cyclone that may have killed around 100,000 people, officials said. Earlier, a statement from WFP in Washington indicated approval for...

                   

First U.N. Aid Flights Start Arriving in Myanmar

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May 8, 2008
        

YANGON-The first United Nations relief flights started to arrive on Thursday for cyclone victims in military-ruled Myanmar as a U.S. diplomat said that more than 100,000 people may have been killed... ... YANGON—The first United Nations relief flights started to arrive on...

                   
newslookup.com: A Myanmar girl walks next to a house damaged by Cyclone Nargis near Rangoon Thursday. newslookup.com

UN relief plane arrives in Burma, others waiting for permission to land

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May 8, 2008
        

The first United Nations relief flight landed in Burma on Thursday, while others stocked with food aid remained grounded as UN officials waited for additional clearance from the military government to land in the flood-ravaged country. more ... The first United Nations...

                   
cbc.ca: A Myanmar girl walks next to a house damaged by Cyclone Nargis near Rangoon Thursday. cbc.ca

UN relief plane arrives in Burma, others waiting for permission to land

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May 8, 2008
        

The first United Nations relief flight landed in Burma on Thursday, while others stocked with food aid remained grounded as UN officials waited for additional clearance from the military government to land in the flood-ravaged country. ... A Myanmar girl walks next to a...

                   

Myanmar cyclone toll may reach 100,000

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May 8, 2008
        

Yangon, Myanmar: Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said on Wednesday that the toll from the cyclone and its aftermath may reach 100,000. Shari Villarosa, who...

First U.N. Flight With Relief Material Lands in Myanmar

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May 8, 2008
        

The U.N.'s World Food Program says its first flight carrying aid has landed in Myanmar after the military regime gave clearance to send relief material to cyclone victims. ... A U.N. official says one plane from Italy arrived in Myanmar, and three more will arrive later...

First UN flight with relief material lands in Myanmar, three more set to arrive soon

iht.com
May 8, 2008
        

The U.N.'s World Food Program says its first flight carrying aid has landed in Myanmar after the military regime gave clearance to send relief material to cyclone victims. ... A U.N. official says one plane from Italy arrived in Myanmar, and three more will arrive later...

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