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June 2008
- Burma Aid Delays Less Deadly Than Feared
  
  newser | New York Times | Jun 18, 08 5:13 AM CDT
  
  Delays in getting help to cyclone survivors in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta have not caused the catastrophe initially feared, according to aid workers. Hardy villagers have managed to survive on fish and coconuts, helped by aid from private Burmese citizens and monks, reports the New York Times . Expected massive outbreaks of disease have not occurred—but aid workers warn that many are still at risk. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • aid • disaster zones • Irrawaddy Delta • Doctors Without Borders
- Burma Arrests Activist Linked to Cyclone Aid
  
  newser | Reuters | Jun 5, 08 6:58 AM CDT
  
  The Burmese junta has arrested a leading activist who led a private aid program for victims of last month's Cyclone Nargis. Zarganar, a top comedian in Burma who was also arrested during September's protests, was taken away by secret police last night, Reuters reports. The junta continues to block aid to millions of survivors, and today four American warships abandoned efforts to provide aid. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • emergency aid
May 2008
- Gates: Junta Aid Delays Killed Thousands
  
  newser | Reuters | May 31, 08 6:21 AM CDT
  
  Tens of thousands of Burmese have died because of their government's refusal to allow in foreign aid after Cyclone Nargis, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said yesterday. Gates accused the military leaders of being "deaf and dumb" to the plight of their people, Reuters reports. American ships in the region have not been allowed to deliver relief supplies to Burma. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Robert Gates • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • aid • Irrawaddy Delta
- Burma Rips 'Chocolate Bar' Aid; US Ships Threaten to Sail
  
  newser | Reuters | May 29, 08 6:50 AM CDT
  
  Burma's military junta ripped international cyclone relief efforts today, slamming demands for access to the disaster zone and proclaiming "The people from Irrawaddy can survive without chocolate bars donated by foreign countries," Reuters reports. The slam comes a day after a US admiral threatened to yank warships from the region if the junta wouldn't let in the aid they carried. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • relief • military junta • disaster zones • Irrawaddy Delta
- Burma Agrees to Accept All Aid
  
  newser | Bloomberg | May 23, 08 5:34 AM CDT
  
  Burma has agreed to let international disaster relief workers into the country to help with the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, Bloomberg reports. The junta's about-face came after UN chief Ban Ki-moon, who flew in yesterday, met the nation's reclusive military leader, Senior Gen. Than Shwe. The UN hopes to ramp up operations in the Irrawaddy Delta, where over a million cyclone survivors are thought to be in urgent need of assistance. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • Ban Ki-Moon • relief • military junta • disaster zones • Irrawaddy Delta • aid workers • Than Shwe
- Burmese Buy Up Black-Market Cyclone Videos
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 19, 08 8:45 AM CDT
  
  Black-market videos of floating bodies, famished survivors, and cyclone-ravaged villages have become best-sellers in Burma, AP reports. The tapes are illegal because the nation's military junta wants to hide the extent of the devastation. "People buy them because they are interested in seeing what happened out there," said a street vendor who set up his video stall 2 days after the storm. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • military junta • black market
- Myanmar Junta Claims Win on Constitution
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 15, 08 7:22 AM CDT
  
  Burmese voters overwhelmingly approved a constitution legitimizing military rule, the junta announced to widespread skepticism today. The vote held Saturday did not include two cyclone-ravaged areas where aid to victims is still largely being blocked by the government, but state media said those votes couldn't change the outcome. Turnout elsewhere was pegged at 99%, with 92.4% voting yes. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • referendum • constitution
- Cyclone's Toll Worsens
  
  newser | Reuters | May 14, 08 8:04 PM CDT
  
  The UN today nearly doubled its estimate of the number of people "severely affected" by the cyclone in Burma to up to 2.5 million and said they were in dire need of immediate aid, Reuters reports. The frustrated UN chief urged the creation of a "high-level pledging conference" of donor nations and said it was sending a top diplomat to meet with Burmese leaders to try to convince them to allow in more aid and relief workers. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • natural disaster • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone
- Thailand, UN Seek Aid Route as New Burma Storm Builds
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 14, 08 5:21 AM CDT
  
  Thailand and the United Nations are working to open a land route from northern Thailand into Burma to get desperately needed help to cyclone survivors, reports the Wall Street Journal . The frantic efforts to deliver aid quickly have been stepped up as the UN's weather center is warning that another tropical storm is developing near Burma and could develop into a full-fledged cyclone within 24 hours. More »
  
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  United Nations • Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • aid • Thailand • relief
- Junta Hinders Cyclone Coverage
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 13, 08 1:45 PM CDT
  
  Journalists trying to cover the cyclone’s devastation in Burma find themselves obstructed and under surveillance by the military junta, the AP reports. The majority of foreign journalists, like aid workers, have simply been denied entry. Those inside must disguise themselves as tourists, watch out for government phone taps, and switch hotels frequently, as police seek to root them out. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • rescue • cyclone • junta • journalist • military junta
- Rain Lashes Cyclone Survivors, UN Lashes Junta
  
  newser | BBC | May 13, 08 6:47 AM CDT
  
  Two more American relief planes were scheduled to take off for Burma today, but the nation's military junta came in for another UN pounding for refusing to allow more desperately needed supplies to cyclone-stricken regions. "We are at a critical point. Unless more aid gets into the country very quickly, we face an outbreak of infectious diseases that could dwarf today's current crisis," said Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. More »
  
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  United Nations • Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • aid • Ban Ki-Moon • relief
- As US, Burma Talk, Volunteers Say Junta Is Selling Aid
  
  newser | Washington Post | May 12, 08 3:46 PM CDT
  
  A US admiral met with Burma's military command today in continued attempts to persuade the government to allow US servicemen into the country to assist in relief efforts, the Washington Post reports. Meanwhile, a Burmese volunteer operating his own supply effort tells the Daily Telegraph that government officials are commandeering supplies to sell at public markets. More »
  
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  US military • Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • aid • relief • military junta
- Burma Votes Amid Cyclone Chaos
  
  newser | AFP | May 10, 08 6:49 AM CDT
  
  Burma plowed ahead with a referendum on its constitution today despite cyclone devastation that has left much of the country in ruins, AFP reports. The junta has postponed the vote for two weeks in the worst-hit areas, including the capital and the Irrawaddy delta, where hundreds of thousands have been left starving and homeless, with aid still only trickling in. More »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • junta • Aung San Suu Kyi • constitution • referendum • Rangoon
- World 'Knew' About Cyclone, Expert Says
  
  newser | Newsweek | May 9, 08 9:20 PM CDT
  
  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 »
  
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  Burma • Myanmar • weather • natural disaster • Cyclone Nargis • cyclone • Pacific Tsunami Warning Center • disaster preparedness
- UN Resumes Food Aid to Burma
  
  newser | Reuters | May 9, 08 10:59 AM CDT
  
  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 • World Food Program • food aid
- Irate UN Cuts Burma Off After Junta Seizes Aid
  
  newser | CNN | May 9, 08 8:06 AM CDT
  
  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 • World Food Program • humanitarian aid
- UN, US Again Blast Burma's Reluctance With Help
  
  newser | Reuters | May 8, 08 4:02 PM CDT
  
  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
  
  newser | Christian Science Monitor | May 8, 08 9:35 AM CDT
  
  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
- First Major Aid Finally Reaches Cyclone Survivors
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 8, 08 5:33 AM CDT
  
  A single United Nations plane laden with relief supplies has finally landed in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta region—six days after a pulverizing cyclone killed an estimated 100,000 people, AP is reporting. Three other UN planes are expected to land later today, but flights operated jointly by the US and Thailand remain grounded as officials continue to negotiate with Burma's reluctant military leaders to allow foreign aid into the stricken region, Reuters reports. More »
  
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  United Nations • Condoleezza Rice • Myanmar • cyclone • World Food Program • Irrawaddy Delta • humanitarian aid
- Millions Homeless, But Junta Impedes Cyclone Aid
  
  newser | Times (UK) | May 7, 08 8:01 AM CDT
  
  The death toll from Burma's devastating cyclone continues to rise—foreign aid workers now believe 50,000 have died, and 2 to 3 million are homeless—but the military junta is keeping international agencies from mounting a coordinated relief effort. A flight carrying UN relief aid is in the works, but UN workers cannot get visas, journalists are barred, and no comprehensive survey of the damage is available. More »
  
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  Cyclone Nargis • cyclone

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