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- UN food agency: Rice prices surging in Myanmar 12 May 2008 11:16 GMT
... PDT cyclone Nargis, which flooded entire rice-growing areas, a United Nations food agency said Monday. The cyclone ...
- Myanmar death toll balloons to 28,000 12 May 2008 11:15 GMT
... all dead,” she said. On Sunday, Myanmar's state television said the death toll from Cyclone Nargis had gone up by about 5,000 to 28,458 - with an additional 33,416 missing ...
- McCain aides quit over Burma ties 12 May 2008 11:15 GMT
... our correspondent adds. There has been international outcry over the Burmese authorities' response to Cyclone Nargis. The US State Department has previously criticised Burma over its human rights record. ...
- Milton Keynes-based charity plays key role in Burma cyclone relief 12 May 2008 11:15 GMT
... their initial plan is to assist 250,000 people in area that was devasted by Cyclone Nargis. World Vision's Asia Regional Coordinator, Al Richardson, said: "We have already started distributing relief ...
- The problem with dictators and disasters 12 May 2008 11:15 GMT
... Sreeram Chaulia NEW YORK - As the full extent of the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis dawns, it is clear that Myanmar's military junta has earned one more black mark ...
- UN humanitarian aid arrives in cyclone-hit Myanmar 12 May 2008 11:15 GMT
... the Southeast Asian country, have received UN humanitarian aid, the UN's press service said. Cyclone Nargis, the worst natural disaster to hit the region since the 2004 tsunami, devastating large ...
- Fear Burma Death Toll Could Top 1.5m 12 May 2008 10:57 GMT
... allowed into Burma more freely but most were still stuck at the Thai border. Cyclone Nargis hit Burma eight days ago and the UN estimate just a quarter of survivors ...
- Expatriates bring Myanmar news via virtual communities 12 May 2008 10:57 GMT
... sits in water at a temple that was heavily damaged by last week's destructive cyclone Nargis, in the outskirts of Yangon, Myanmar, on Sunday. BEIJING — When the cyclone hit ...
- First US aid flight reaches Burma 12 May 2008 10:57 GMT
... supplies begin to trickle into the country nine days after it was devastated by Cyclone Nargis. After prolonged negotiations with the ruling military junta, the US finally got permission to ...
- » Food 'tsunami' aftermath 12 May 2008 10:56 GMT
... prices are at record highs. Up to one-million people who managed to survive as Cyclone Nargis bore its deadly path through Myanmar need emergency food and aid, and some shipments ...
- Emergency Motion On Myanmar Rejected 12 May 2008 10:56 GMT
... an impact on the Asean region, more so with Myanmar reeling from the devastating cyclone Nargis feared to have killed 100,000 people and hundreds of thousands more made homeless. -- ...
- More aid finally reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims 12 May 2008 10:56 GMT
... are without food or shelter, facing the threat of diseases, after the May 3 Cyclone Nargis. "Visas for international humanitarian personnel remain a critical issue, and one on which the ...
- Marines, Sailors Prepare for Possible Humanitarian Operations in Burma 12 May 2008 10:56 GMT
... Marine Expeditionary Unit, is steaming to support potential humanitarian-assistance operations in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma May 1 and 2. Marines prepare for a humanitarian mission to ...
- First U.S. relief airlift arrives in Burma 12 May 2008 10:56 GMT
... Children line up to receive free rice after the destructive Cyclone Nargis on the outskirts of Yangon, Burma, Monday, May 12, 2008. (AP Photo) U.S. military ...
- Malaysia sends RM500,000 aid to Myanmar cyclone victims 12 May 2008 10:55 GMT
... LUMPUR, May 12 (Bernama) -- The government has sent humanitarian aid worth RM500,000 to Cyclone Nargis victims in Myanmar. National Security Council (NSC) secretary Muhammad Hatta Abd Aziz said the ...
- Myanmar allows US aircraft to land, visas for foreign workers on case-by-case basis 12 May 2008 10:55 GMT
... (TNA) - The first US military aircraft loaded with necessities for Myanmar survivors from Cyclone Nargis which devastated the country early this month has landed in that country Monday afternoon. ...
- First cyclone aid flight from the U.S. finally arrives - but Burma's generals say they alone will distribute it 12 May 2008 10:55 GMT
... accepting foreign aid, the teams have taken off from Thailand heading for Rangoon. Devastation: Cyclone Nargis tore through Burma leaving destruction in its path Agencies already in the country today ...
- First U.S. airlift of aid lands in Myanmar 12 May 2008 10:55 GMT
... to land Tuesday. Myanmar children line up to receive free rice after the destructive Cyclone Nargis. An official welcome party greeted the plane, including a group of Myanmar Cabinet ministers, ...
- EU sets urgent meeting on Myanmar for Tuesday 12 May 2008 10:46 GMT
... aid flight left Thailand for Myanmar on Monday carrying water, mosquito nets and blankets. Cyclone Nargis has claimed up to 100,000 lives and 220,000 people are missing, according to the ...
- More aid reaching Myanmar victims 12 May 2008 10:39 GMT
... million people who are without food or shelter, facing the threat of diseases, after Cyclone Nargis struck May 3. “Visas for international humanitarian personnel remain a critical issue, and one ...
- Myanmar's junta holds vote despite crisis 12 May 2008 10:39 GMT
... seeks public approval of a new constitution. The referendum came just one week after Cyclone Nargis left more than 60,000 people dead or missing. The U.N. estimates that at least ...
- CNN reporter escapes regime 12 May 2008 10:39 GMT
... Myanmar on Friday was chased by authorities as he reported on the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis but escaped mainly because of the incompetence of those after him. Dan Rivers hid ...
- US launches relief airlift to Myanmar after cyclone 12 May 2008 10:39 GMT
... all dead," she said. On Sunday, Myanmar's state television said the death toll from Cyclone Nargis had gone up by about 5,000 to 28,458 - with another 33,416 missing - ...
- Disaster compounded 12 May 2008 10:39 GMT
... cynically putting political considerations over the welfare of survivors. Friday, a full week after Cyclone Nargis struck, flattening villages, killing tens of thousands and leaving hundreds of thousands homeless, leadership ...
- Google creates donation page for Myanmar 12 May 2008 10:39 GMT
... International, a global non-government organization providing medical assistance to disaster-stricken areas. According to reports, Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar claimed 21,000 lives and left more than 40,000 missing. The webpage also ...
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