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  • May 2008

    • World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says

      Newsweek  |  May 9, 08 9:20 PM CDT

      World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says

      (Newser) - Burma says it warned its people of Cyclone Nargis 5 days before landfall, when it learned of the storm over news wires—but one expert believes Burma's media outlets were too primitive to spread the message. With Burma's death toll as high as 100,000, Newsweek talked to a global weather analyst about the warning that failed to reach Burma's people. More »

    • UN Resumes Food Aid to Burma

      Reuters  |  May 9, 08 10:59 AM CDT

      UN Resumes Food Aid to Burma

      (Newser) - The UN World Food Program reversed its decision to cut off food shipments to cyclone-stricken Burma, Reuters reports. The WFP had stopped the flow of aid this morning after the junta confiscated a two-plane food shipment. Nonetheless, "discussions continue with the government of Myanmar on the distribution of the food that was flown in today and not released to WFP," said WFP’s communications director. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • junta  • military junta  • food aid  • World Food Program

    • Irate UN Cuts Burma Off After Junta Seizes Aid

      CNN  |  May 9, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Irate UN Cuts Burma Off After Junta Seizes Aid

      (Newser) - An enraged UN has shut off all further cyclone aid to Burma after its military junta seized two planes carrying a massive food shipment, CNN reports. “This is another example of them actively getting in the way of relief getting to the victims,” said the UN's Asia World Food Program director. The junta has also frustrated the UN by refusing to let aid workers enter the country. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • junta  • humanitarian aid  • World Food Program

    • Burmese Junta Still Blocking Cyclone Aid

      Washington Post  |  May 9, 08 4:52 AM CDT

      Burmese Junta Still Blocking Cyclone Aid

      (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 tried unsuccessfully to telephone Burma's top general to make a personal appeal to allow more relief supplies to get through, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • disease  • Cyclone Nargis  • junta  • Ban Ki-Moon  • hunger  • emergency aid  • World Food Program  • Irrawaddy Delta  • Save the Children

    • UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help

      Reuters  |  May 8, 08 4:02 PM CDT

      UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help

      (Newser) - Officials the world over are expressing dismay at Burma's apparent disinterest in swift international aid to victims of the devastating cyclone that has 1 million homeless and perhaps more than 100,000 dead, Reuters reports. The US ambassador to the UN said today he was “outraged by the slowness of the response of the government of Burma to welcome and accept assistance.” More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • relief  • humanitarian aid  • displaced persons

    • Cyclone Could Weaken Junta's Grip

      Christian Science Monitor  |  May 8, 08 9:35 AM CDT

      Cyclone Could Weaken Junta's Grip

      (Newser) - The devastation of cyclone Nargis could spur stronger opposition to Burma’s ruling junta, the Christian Science Monitor reports. “It could be quite catalytic, like the [2004] tsunami in Aceh,” says a regional aid director. The government, reluctant to allow outside aid, has struggled to cope with the disaster, and Saturday’s constitutional referendum may be an opportunity for Burmese to retaliate. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • junta  • referendum  • disaster recovery

    • 100,000 Burmese Now Feared Dead

      CNN  |  May 7, 08 1:34 PM CDT

      100,000 Burmese Now Feared Dead

      (Newser) - The death toll from Burma's catastrophic cyclone could reach 100,000, a US diplomat said today. That's almost five times what the nation's government had estimated, CNN reports—and aid workers are still waiting in Thailand, to be allowed into the country to help the estimated million hungry and homeless survivors. More »

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      Burma  • Cyclone Nargis  • military junta

    • Disease, Hunger Now Threaten Cyclone Survivors

      Reuters  |  May 7, 08 3:45 AM CDT

      Disease, Hunger Now Threaten Cyclone Survivors

      (Newser) - The Burmese lucky enough to survive a catastrophic cyclone now face the threat of death by disease and hunger. Dirty water and rotting corpses pose a grave danger of cholera and diarrhea, and the devastated infrastructure is making it nearly impossible to deliver food to people who were hungry even before the cyclone hit, Reuters reports. Aid agencies are scrambling to get help to survivors—and to persuade the military junta to grant them increased access. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • UNICEF  • Cholera

    • Bush to Junta: Let the US Help

      VOA News  |  May 6, 08 2:07 PM CDT

      Bush to Junta: Let the US Help

      (Newser) - President Bush today expressed “heartfelt sympathy” to the victims of the Myanmar cyclone and called on the ruling junta to allow the US to offer more help, the Voice of America reports. The government has accepted $250,000 of US aid but balked at letting US Navy rescue teams assist in finding the 41,000 people who remain missing. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • democracy  • cyclone  • junta  • Aung San Suu Kyi  • military junta

    • Cyclone Death Toll 22,000 and Climbing

      BBC  |  May 6, 08 7:16 AM CDT

      Cyclone Death Toll 22,000 and Climbing

      (Newser) - The cyclone that ripped through Burma has claimed at least 22,000 lives, the military junta said today, and more than 40,000 remain missing. The scope of the disaster forced military leaders to postpone a constitutional referendum—designed to cement their grip on power—in the worst-hit regions, the New York Times notes. The vote is still scheduled to take place Saturday in the rest of the country. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • natural disaster  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone

    • First Lady Steps Up for Cyclone Relief

      CNN  |  May 5, 08 5:17 PM CDT

      First Lady Steps Up for Cyclone Relief

      (Newser) - First Lady Laura Bush took a rare turn in the spotlight today and pressed Burma to let a US disaster response team into the country, CNN reports. In a press conference, she also slammed the junta for its "failure to meet its people's basic needs" after a cyclone killed more than 10,000 people there. More »

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      Burma  • Myanmar  • disaster  • cyclone  • aid  • Laura Bush