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  • May 2008

    • 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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    • Millions Homeless, But Junta Impedes Cyclone Aid

      Times (UK)  |  May 7, 08 8:01 AM CDT

      Millions Homeless, But Junta Impedes Cyclone Aid

      (Newser) - 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

    • 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

    • Burma Cyclone Toll Leaps to 4,000

      CNN  |  May 5, 08 6:33 AM CDT

      Burma Cyclone Toll Leaps to 4,000

      (Newser) - The death toll in yesterday's Burmese hurricane has skyrocketed to 4,000, CNN reports, up from initial estimates of 350. State-run media issued a revised estimate this morning, along with the government's emergency plea for help. Another 3,000 are thought to be missing. Major relief work has already begun, with international groups coordinating a joint effort, but work was being hampered by the government's travel restrictions on foreigners. More »

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      United Nations  • Burma  • Myanmar  • Cyclone Nargis  • cyclone  • aid  • relief  • Red Cross  • Bangkok  • Yangon  • aid agencies

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