British prime minister accuses Myanmar authorities of 'inhuman' behavior

                   
iht.com     May 17, 2008            

Britain's prime minister has accused authorities in Myanmar of behaving inhumanely by preventing foreign aid from reaching victims of a devastating cyclone. A natural disaster "is being made into a man-made catastrophe by the negligence, the neglect and the inhuman treatment of the Burmese people... [read full story]                    

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No Breakthrough In Myanmar Aid

local10.com     May 17, 2008          

French Naval Ship Awaiting Permission To Land YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's junta, meanwhile, took a group of foreign diplomats for a tour of the Irrawaddy, after announcing that the death toll from Cyclone Nargis has nearly doubled to 78,000 with about 56,000 missing. A French government...                    

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Canadian cyclone shelter kits heading for Burma

newslookup.com     May 17, 2008          

The first Canadian aid shipment to help people in Burma cope with a devastating and deadly cyclone arrived in Thailand on Saturday morning, two weeks after the storm hit. A military C-17 aircraft containing about 2,000 shelter kits — which include tarps, ropes, hammers, nails and other equipment...                    

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French navy ship near Myanmar with aid

baynews9.com     May 17, 2008          

By The Associated Press YANGON, Myanmar (AP) -- A French navy ship carrying 1,000 tons of food idled near Myanmar's coast Saturday, awaiting permission from the uncooperative ruling military regime to dock in the cyclone-devastated Irrawaddy delta. Myanmar's junta, meanwhile, took a group of...                    

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Commander of French boat off Myanmar says vessel could wait 'days or weeks' to deliver aid

iht.com     May 17, 2008          

A French navy vessel packed with 1,000 tons of humanitarian aid for cyclone survivors is prepared to wait for "days or weeks" off the coast of Myanmar as the military junta debates whether to accept the goods, the vessel's commander said Saturday. Le Mistral spent all day Saturday sailing in...                    

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