Burma Cyclone Aid: Junta Nargis Relief Refusal Is A 'Crime Against Humanity'

                   
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sky.com     May 17, 2008            

The Burma government's refusal to allow external aid to be delivered to people in need or in danger after Cyclone Nargis "could lead to a true crime against humanity", a leading diplomat has warned. France's UN Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert said the junta has rejected 1,500 tons of relief,... [read full story]                    

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India helps disaster-hit China, Myanmar

newdelhinews.net     May 17, 2008          

To read the biggest stories of the day on your mobile, type mobile.ndtv.com on your phone browser. Saturday, May 17, 2008 (New Delhi) India is sending a 50-member team of doctors and paramedics along with more relief supplies to Myanmar to assist with the relief work in the cyclone affected...                    

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Snohomish County charity tries to help Myanmar

heraldnet.com     May 17, 2008          

By Sharon Salyer Herald Writer CLEARVIEW -- Two weeks after a cyclone devastated Myanmar, there's still only sketchy details about what type of assistance the Southeast Asian nation most needs. Even so, Jim Kehoe decided it was time to take action. Kehoe is executive director of Snohomish County...                    

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French navy ship nears Myanmar, still awaiting permission to land 1,500 tons of aid

iht.com     May 17, 2008          

A French navy ship approached Myanmar's cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta Saturday, but was still awaiting permission from the ruling military regime to dock and unload 1,500 tons of aid. But despite possessing little means to deliver aid quickly and efficiently, the isolationist government of...                    

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Myanmar's Junta Gets a Pass from Powerful Neighbors

alternet.org     May 17, 2008          

Many wealthy Asian countries are more concerned with appeasing Myanmar's junta than helping victims of the cyclone. Colleen Dealy, Taylor Baldwin, Huffington Post Editor's Note: On the eve of an emergency summit of Asian nations, the death toll in Myanmar continues to rise, and the...                    

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Myanmar death toll soars, diplomats tour delta

reuters.com     May 17, 2008          

By Aung Hla Tun YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar's junta took diplomats on a tour of the storm-ravaged Irrawaddy delta on Saturday as its toll of dead and missing soared above 133,000 people, making Cyclone Nargis one of the most devastating ever to hit Asia. In the last 50 years, only two Asian...                    

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Official toll: 78,000 dead

charlotte.com     May 17, 2008          

The official death toll from Myanmar's devastating cyclone nearly doubled to 78,000 Friday as heavy rains lashed much of the area stricken two weeks ago, further hampering relief efforts.Aid workers shackled by the country's military regime struggled to get even basic data about the needs of up...                    

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Myanmar leaders accuse France of sending "warship"

nwsource.com     May 17, 2008          

Cyclone death toll Myanmar's government almost doubled the official death toll on Friday to 78,000, two weeks after a huge cyclone ravaged much of the Irrawaddy delta and the main city, Yangon. UNITED NATIONS — France has sent an uninvited ship loaded with aid to the international waters off...                    

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Death toll climbs to 78,000 in Myanmar

deseretnews.com     May 17, 2008          

Aid workers remain hamstrung; U.N. says military junta to blame Published: Saturday, May 17, 2008 1:30 a.m. MDT YANGON, Myanmar — The official death toll nearly doubled to 78,000 from Myanmar's killer cyclone as heavy rains on Friday lashed much of the area stricken two weeks ago, further...                    

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French aid ship awaits Myanmar permission

cnn.com     May 17, 2008          

NEW: French naval ship carrying aid nears Myanmar's coastline Ship is carrying 1,500 tons of aid for cyclone-devastated nation U.N. official traveling to Myanmar to seek more freedom for aid workers Myanmar's junta says it will provide tour of hard-hit Irrawaddy delta YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A...                    

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Myanmar death toll officially at 78,000

baltimoresun.com     May 17, 2008          

YANGON, Myanmar - U.N. Ambassador Jean-Maurice Ripert criticized the junta for refusing to allow a French navy ship to deliver 1,500 tons of food, drugs and medication to the Irrawaddy delta using small boats. Myanmar's ruling junta put up a security cordon around Yangon to restrict travel to the...                    

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