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YANGON - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as state television said cyclone death toll has reached almost 78,000, with another 56,000 people missing. Given Myanmar's ban on foreign journalists and restrictions on movement for most international...
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New storm deepens misery in Myanmar
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. In the storm-struck town of Kunyangon,...
Myanmar won't budge on foreign relief: EU envoy
People displaced by Cyclone Nargis rest at a relief camp in Hlayang Thyar YANGON (AFP) - The European Union aid chief said Friday that Myanmar's junta still would not budge on accepting foreign relief workers, two weeks after the cyclone tragedy that has left more than 71,000 dead or missing....
New storm deepens misery in Myanmar
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar’s Irrawaddy delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government’s aid efforts. In the storm-struck town of Kunyangon,...
More rain deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar
By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as thousands of destitute victims took to roadsides to beg for help to supplement the meager trickle of aid flowing in. In the storm-struck town of Kunyangon, around 100 km (60...
More rain deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar (Reuters)
By Aung Hla Tun 1 hour, 17 minutes ago YANGON (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as thousands of destitute victims took to roadsides to beg for help to supplement the meager trickle of aid flowing in. In the storm-struck town of...
We've finished main phase of cyclone aid claims junta as Burma victims face starvation and disease
Burma's military junta today claimed the main work of helping cyclone victims was over, keeping the door closed to all but a few foreign relief workers _ and leaving millions in the disaster zone at risk of starvation and disease. 'We have already finished our first phase of emergency relief. We...
More rain deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar
First cases of cholera confirmed * New storm lashes Irrawaddy delta * Destitute line roads southwest of Yangon (Clarifies cholera status and sourcing) By Aung Hla Tun YANGON, May 16 (Reuters) - Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta on Friday as thousands of...
Heavy Rains Lash Burma's Cyclone-Struck Irrawaddy Delta
Heavy rains lashed parts of Burma's Irrawaddy River delta Friday, deepening the misery of victims of Cyclone Nargis and further complicating desperately needed relief efforts. Foreign governments and aid groups have warned of starvation and disease if larger amounts of relief supplies do not...
Burma refuses to budge on aid workers
Article from: Agence France-Presse From correspondents in Rangoon A EUROPEAN Union aid chief says Burma's junta still will not budge on accepting foreign relief workers, two weeks after the cyclone tragedy that has left more than 71,000 dead or missing. Heavy rains again pounded the devastated...
New storm deepens misery in cyclone-hit Myanmar
Torrential tropical downpours lashed Myanmar's Irrawaddy Delta on Friday, deepening the misery of an estimated 2.5 million destitute survivors of Cyclone Nargis and further hampering the military government's aid efforts. It has prompted international criticism that the Myanmar government is...
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