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Toronto-based team still awaiting Burma visas
ctv.ca: Novice monks walk past a shack damaged by Cyclone Nargis on the outskirts of Yangon, Burma, Friday, May 9, 2008. (AP Photo) ctv.ca
ctv.ca     May 9, 2008            

A member of a Toronto-based rapid response team says he is frustrated the team has been unable to secure visas to get into cyclone-ravaged Myanmar -- and the UN's decision today to suspend aid shipments will affect his group's backup plan. ... Updated Fri. May. A member...


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Tragedy in Burma: UN halts aid supplies

scotsman.com     May 9, 2008          

THE United Nations is to suspend aid shipments to Burma after discovering all supplies sent in so far have been seized by the ruling military junta. ... An official said the World Food Programme had no choice but to stop sending supplies until the matter was resolved....

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Myanmar authorities seize aid for cyclone victims

baynews9.com     May 9, 2008          

Myanmar authorities have seized U.N. food sufficient to feed 95,000 victims of last week's cyclone, a move that shuts down future U.N. flights, a U.N. aid official says. ... Children try to retrieve useable articles from the debris of washed away houses south of Yangon....

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U.N. Suspends Aid Shipments to Myanmar

foxnews.com     May 9, 2008          

The U.N. is suspending aid shipments to Myanmar after the government began seizing the supplies. ... Entire villages have been submerged in the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta with bodies floating in salty water and children ripped from their parents arms. Hardships in the...

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Relief flights halted after Burma impounds aid

inthenews.co.uk     May 9, 2008          

The United Nations has halted aid flights to Burma after the country's military rulers impounded food supplies intended for victims of Cyclone Nargis. ... The World Food Programme (WFP) said it had "no choice" but to stop its relief flights, with 38 metric tonnes of...

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Charity relief teams and emergency supplies arrive in Myanmar (Burma)

actionaid.org.uk     May 9, 2008          

Our vision is a world without poverty in which every person can exercise their right to a life of dignity. Our mission is to work with poor and marginalised people to eradicate poverty by overcoming the injustice and inequity that cause it. ... Teams from DEC member...

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MYANMAR: Food aid "impounded" as selective approach from government dismays aid workers

irinnews.org     May 9, 2008          

BANGKOK, 9 May 2008 (IRIN) - Aid workers are dismayed at the limited and selective access provided to foreign relief in Myanmar. WFP suspended its limited air cargo deliveries on 9 May, after two loads of food aid were impounded in Yangon, according to Reuters.

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Burma Junta Turns Back Foreign Relief Workers

voanews.com     May 9, 2008          

Official death toll remains at nearly 23,000 but is expected to rise as UN agencies say as many as 1.5 million people were severely affected by Cyclone Nargis ... Ramirez report - Listen (MP3) Burma's military government is turning away relief workers as an estimated...

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World Food Programme suspends cyclone aid flights to Burma after military junta seizes first...

dailymail.co.uk     May 9, 2008          

The World Food Programme has suspended all aid flights to cyclone hit Burma after the ruling military junta seized the first plane-load of supplies. Aid workers denied access into the country have warned the death toll could double if the delivery of aid to victims is hampered further. Burma...

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UN halts aid shipments to Burma, accuses government of seizing supplies

newslookup.com     May 9, 2008          

The United Nations is suspending aid shipments to Burma, where authorities have begun seizing supplies intended for some 1.5 million cyclone survivors, a UN spokesman said Friday. more ... The United Nations is suspending aid shipments to Burma, where authorities have...

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U.N. suspends aid to Myanmar after government seizes supplies

detnews.com     May 9, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar -- A U.N. official says the World Food Program is suspending cyclone aid to Myanmar because its government seized supplies flown into the country. ... He says the WFP has no choice but to suspend the shipments until the matter is resolved. WFP spokesman...

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