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Burmese Junta Still Blocking Cyclone Aid

'Second disaster' looms if aid is not allowed in

By Peter Fearon, Newser Staff

Posted May 9, 2008 4:52 AM CDT

(Newser) – Emergency supplies for some 1.5 million Burmese desperately in need of help are ready to be flown into the cyclone-stricken regions—but the military junta is still blocking delivery. Only two UN planes have been allowed to land in Burma. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon... Read full story »

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Burmese Junta Still Blocking Cyclone Aid

'Second disaster' looms if aid is not allowed in

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