Red Cross: Clean water most urgent for Myanmar

                   
nwsource.com     May 16, 2008            

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA -- The international Red Cross says a lack of clean water will be the biggest killer in Myanmar in the coming days. International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says hundreds of thousands of cyclone victims in the Southeast Asian country need clean... [read full story]                

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Survivors provide front-line support in crisis zones

earthtimes.org     May 13, 2008          

Geneva - Local people, made homeless themselves by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, were providing vital front line assistance to survivors in the worst-hit areas, the International Federation of the Red Cross (IFRC), said Tuesday. The IFRC's head of missi...                

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Delta situation 'overwhelming,' says Red Cross - Summary

earthtimes.org     May 13, 2008          

Geneva - A Red Cross official said Tuesday the situation in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta was overwhelming after a two-day visit to one of the worst-hit areas in Myanmar. Bridget Gardner of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red...                

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Senior Red Cross Aid Worker Returns From Devastated Delta in Myanmar

newsblaze.com     May 14, 2008          

The situation in Myanmar's cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta is 'overwhelming' according to Bridget Gardner, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies' head of delegation who returned to Yangon today following a two day assess                

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Banks to Collect Funds for Red Cross Myanmar Cyclone Response

newsblaze.com     May 14, 2008          

The Canadian Red Cross is pleased to announce that nine financial institutions across Canada will be accepting cash donations to assist those affected by the Myanmar Cyclone. Donations will be accepted until June 13, 2008 at the following financial insti                

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EXTRA: Heavy rain 'worst scenario' for cyclone survivors

earthtimes.org     May 14, 2008          

Geneva - Heavy rain forecast for the disaster-struck Irrawaddy Delta in Myanmar represented the worst scenario imaginable, said a spokesman for the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) Wednesday. The Internati...                

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New storm to hamper aid effort in Myanmar-Red Cross

alertnet.org     May 15, 2008          

By Nopporn Wong-Anan BANGKOK, May 15 (Reuters) - The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) said on Thursday it was worried a new storm moving toward cyclone-stricken Myanmar will hamper relief efforts to hundreds of thousands of survivors. A Bangkok-based U.N. weather...                

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Aid Worker Enters 'Unrecognizable' Myanmar Delta

sci-tech-today.com     May 15, 2008          

The ruling junta has been blasted by aid agencies for refusing to allow most foreign experts into the delta and not responding adequately to what they say is a spiraling crisis. The first international aid official allowed into the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta by Myanmar's military leaders...                

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ICRC Warning & Burma's Cyclone Victims

globalsecurity.org     May 15, 2008          

The International Red Cross says heavy rains will bring new misery to survivors of the cyclone in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region. Ron Corben has this report from Bangkok. Officials with International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies fear rain during the next few days will worsen...                

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Red Cross launches 20-million-franc appeal for China quake victims

earthtimes.org     May 15, 2008          

Geneva - The Red Cross and Red Crescent societies launched an emergency appeal in Geneva Thursday for 20 million Swiss francs (19.3 million US dollars) to support 100,000 survivors of the devastating earthquake in China's Sichuan province over the ne...                

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Burma: Not only but also...

typepad.com     May 16, 2008          

Via The Globe and Mail, very bad news for 50 million people who have already had half a century of bad news: Already stricken Myanmar braces for new storm on Friday. Excerpt: International relief agencies racing against the clock to bring food, medicine and supplies to thousands of Myanmar...                

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