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Call to give visas for volunteers to help cyclone victims in Myanmar
thestar.com.my May 12, 2008
The Myanmar Government should issue special visas for volunteers to help the victims affected by Cyclone Nargis. ... Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng’s political secretary Ng Wei Aik said the special visa would enable help to reach Myanmar as soon as possible. “We might not...
Israel Pledges $$100,000 to Myanmar
israelnationalnews.com May 12, 2008
Foreign Ministry workers said Monday that Israel would give $100,000 towards relief efforts in Myanmar (Burma), which was hit by Cyclone Nargis last week. The cyclone killed an estimated 200,000 people and injured approximately 1.7 million. In addition, experts fear the...
UN Chief Says Speeding up Relief to Burma is Critical
voanews.com May 12, 2008
Ban Ki-moon warns that unless more aid gets into country more quickly, Burma could face an outbreak of infectious disease that could dwarf current situation ... United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says it is critical that Burma's military government speed up the...
Myanmar raises cyclone death toll as 1st U.S. relief arrives
kxan.com May 12, 2008
Myanmar is raising the official death toll from a powerful cyclone to nearly 32,000. Nearly 30,000 more people remain missing. The U.N. and others have said the toll could go much higher. ... YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- Myanmar is raising the official death toll from a...
US flight arrives, but UN says Myanmar too slow
finanznachrichten.de May 12, 2008
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The United States sent its first aid flight to Myanmar on Monday, but experts warned that the relief effort was floundering ... ... LONDON (Thomson Financial) - The United States sent its first aid flight to Myanmar on Monday, but experts...
Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks en route
semissourian.com May 12, 2008
YANGON, Myanmar — 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 World Today - Burma's Ruling General
newsvine.com May 12, 2008
Burma's ruling generals continue to refuse to grant visas to international aid agency workers. Only a trickle of aid has reached the commercial capital Rangoon close to the worst-hit areas and the junta is insisting that government officials distribute the relief supplies.
US to triple aid to Burma
guardian.co.uk May 12, 2008
The US government plans to send two more aid flights into Burma tomorrow ... and triple the amount of aid money on it way to the devastated nation amid the mounting death toll from cyclone Nargis. The two flights of aid to disaster victims will include plastic sheeting...
Myanmar crisis grows worse
newsvine.com May 12, 2008
Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon. ... News Type: Event — Seeded on Mon May 12, 2008 2:36...
UN urges Burma's gov't to accept more foreign help
ctv.ca May 12, 2008
A United Nations official has implored Burma's military government to allow foreign aid experts in to help survivors of a vicious cyclone. Meanwhile, the first shipment of aid arrived from the United States. ... CTV.ca News Staff A United Nations official has implored...
Myanmar relief work 'unacceptably slow': UN chief
indiatimes.com May 12, 2008
UN chief Ban Ki-moon called on Myanmar's ruling junta to accelerate relief aid distribution for those affected by the devastating cyclone Nargis, calling its response "unacceptably slow." ... Speaking after more than a week of mostly rebuffed efforts by the international...
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Natural Disasters, Disasters, Accidents & Crises, Storms, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, Myanmar