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Junta Closing Cyclone Shelters

UN official denounces coerced moves

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted May 30, 2008 12:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Burmese junta has reportedly begun closing shelters and telling cyclone victims to return to their decimated villages, a move that drew strong condemnation from a UN official, the BBC reports. Military leaders, apparently worried that the camps will become permanent aid centers, have given...   Read full story »

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