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Food aid for cyclone victims
nst.com.my May 12, 2008
KUALA LUMPUR: Humanitarian relief organisation United Sikhs has started collecting essential food items for the victims of cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. ... Project manager Harbinder Singh said the focus would be on distributing essential supplies to disaster zones. The...
UN chief 'immensely frustrated' with Burmese regime's cyclone aid
newslookup.com May 12, 2008
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon harshly criticized Burma's military regime Monday, describing its response to the devastating cyclone that hit the country 10 days ago as "unacceptably slow." more ... Death toll exceeds 31,000; first U.S. military relief...
U.S. Aid Reaches Myanmar After Cyclone
npr.org May 12, 2008
The U.S. has delivered its first relief supplies to Myanmar since the Southeast Asian nation was hit by a cyclone earlier this month. Aid supplies have only gradually made it into the country and the storm's official death toll is approaching 30,000.
Less than one-third of cyclone victims received aid, UN says
earthtimes.org May 12, 2008
New York - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that Myanmar's unacceptably slow response to international relief aid has resulted in less than one-third of victims of Cyclone Nargis receiving assistance from the outside. UN officials said ...
US has "massive concern" on whether US aid for cyclone victims gets through
iht.com May 12, 2008
The United States has "massive concern" about whether its aid for Myanmar's cyclone victims will get to those suffering from disease and lack of food and water, the director of the U.S. office of foreign disaster assistance said Monday. ... Ky Luu told reporters that the...
PM demands access to cyclone victims
number-10.gov.uk May 12, 2008
The Prime Minister has demanded that the Burmese authorities grant "unfettered access" to aid agencies trying to provide support to victims of cyclone Nargis. ... Speaking to journalists in Downing Street today, Mr Brown said that obstruction of aid by Burma's military...
Boat Carrying Aid to Cyclone Victims Sinks
redorbit.com May 12, 2008
Myanmar's monumental task of feeding and sheltering 1.5 million cyclone survivors suffered yet another blow Sunday when a boat laden with relief supplies - one of the first international shipments - sank on its way to the disaster zone. ... The death toll jumped to more...
Burma: Gordon Brown calls for 'unfettered access' to cyclone victims
telegraph.co.uk May 12, 2008
Gordon Brown has urged the Burmese authorities to give "unfettered access" to humanitarian agencies in the wake of the cyclone and warned that their current obstruction was "completely unacceptable". ... Speaking in 10 Downing Street, Mr Brown said Britain will use its...
CYCLONE AID BOAT SINKS
nypost.com May 12, 2008
YANGON, Myanmar - A Red Cross boat carrying rice and drinking water for cyclone victims sank yesterday, as the death toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The boat was carrying the Red Cross' first... ... YANGON, Myanmar - A...
UN chief 'immensely frustrated' with Burmese regime's cyclone aid
cbc.ca May 12, 2008
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon harshly criticized Burma's military regime Monday, describing its response to the devastating cyclone that hit the country 10 days ago as "unacceptably slow." ... Death toll exceeds 31,000; first U.S. military relief flight...
Aid starts to reach cyclone victims
breakingnews.ie May 11, 2008
Aid is reaching Burma’s cyclone victims in greater amounts with many roads being cleared, but there is no sign foreign experts will be allowed in. ... Aid is reaching Burma’s cyclone victims in greater amounts with many roads being cleared, but there is no sign foreign...
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Humanitarian Crises, Natural Disasters, Disasters, Accidents & Crises, Humanitarian Aid, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, Storms, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, India