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Myanmar: 84,500 died in cyclone
Myanmar said Tuesday that 84,500 people perished in last month's cyclone, up from the last official announcement that 77,700 had died in the devastating storm.
25 Jun 2008 |
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Myanmar comedian active in relief effort detained
Myanmar's military junta has detained a popular comedian who had just returned from an aid trip to the cyclone-ravaged delta, a region where a human rights group said Thursday that the regime is forcing survivors to do menial labor for food.
06 Jun 2008 |
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UN chief: Myanmar to allow all aid workers
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors.
23 May 2008 |
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UN chief meets Myanmar junta leader
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on a mission to open Myanmar to international disaster assistance, said the ruling junta agreed Friday to allow "all aid workers" into the country to help cyclone survivors.
23 May 2008 |
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UN chief goes to Myanmar to cajole junta over aid
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew into Myanmar on Thursday on a mission to persuade the country's ruling generals to let in a torrent of foreign assistance for cyclone victims rather than the current trickle.
22 May 2008 |
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US begins aid flights to Myanmar cyclone victims
A U.S. plane ferried relief to Myanmar for the first time Monday to help nearly 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation, but both President Bush and the U.N. chief strongly criticized the military junta over its response to the deepening crisis.
13 May 2008 |
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Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000
The death toll jumped to more than 28,000 and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband warned that "malign neglect" by the isolated nation's military rulers was creating a "humanitarian catastrophe of genuinely epic proportions."
12 May 2008 |
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