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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Irrawaddy Delta

Irrawaddy Delta stories: 11 news summaries

 Burma Still 
 Cleaning Up 
 6 Months Later 

Cyclone killed more than 80,000, with more than 50,000 others listed as missing

Nov 2, 08 7:18 PM CST
(AP) - Six months after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Burma's coastline, killing tens of thousands of people, aid groups say once-lagging relief efforts have picked up pace but the task of rebuilding and recovery is far from finished, the AP reports. Foreign aid staffers were initially barred from cyclone-affected areas and the... More »

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Myanmar • Burma • disaster recovery • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta • Ban Ki-Moon

 Burma Aid Delays
 Less Deadly Than Feared 

Villagers tough it out through cyclone's aftermath

Jun 18, 08 5:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cyclone • aid • Myanmar • Burma • Doctors Without Borders • junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

Blocked US Ships Will Abandon Myanmar Aid

Junta refuses aid 15 times

Jun 4, 08 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - US warships laden with aid for Burmese cyclone survivors will sail out of the region tomorrow still carrying their loads, Reuters reports. Burma's military junta has refused 15 requests to allow American forces to deliver aid supplies to the disaster zone, according to the admiral in charge of the operation. More »

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aid • relief • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • disaster zones • warship • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Gates: Junta Aid
 Delays Killed Thousands

Defense Secretary slams 'deaf and dumb' Burmese rulers

May 31, 08 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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Robert Gates • cyclone • aid • Myanmar • Burma • junta • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Burma Rips 'Chocolate Bar' Aid; US Ships Threaten to Sail

Junta rails on stingy pace of int'l donations

May 29, 08 6:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cyclone • relief • Myanmar • Burma • military junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Burma Agrees to Accept All Aid 

Junta drops opposition to aid workers entering country

May 23, 08 5:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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cyclone • relief • aid workers • Myanmar • Burma • Than Shwe • military junta • disaster zones • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta • Ban Ki-Moon

 Burma Relents
 on Foreign Docs,
 Aid Workers

But only from ASEAN member nations

May 19, 08 7:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Two and a half weeks after cyclone Nargis hit, Burma finally agreed today to allow foreign medics and disaster experts into the battered country, reports the BBC—but only from ASEAN member nations. UN chief Ban Ki-Moon also plans to jet to Burma on Wednesday to bring additional pressure to... More »

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United Nations • aid workers • Myanmar • Yangon • ASEAN • Than Shwe • military junta • Save the Children • World Food Program • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta • Ban Ki-Moon

Red Cross
Aid Boat Sinks
in Burma

Crew survives, but precious supplies are lost as clock ticks

May 11, 08 12:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Red Cross aid boat delivering desperately needed supplies to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis hit a submerged tree and sank in Burma's Irrawaddy Delta today, reports CNN. All those on board survived, but the 500 bags of rice, 5,000 liters of drinking water, and other critical cargo were... More »

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aid • Oxfam • Red Cross • Burma • disaster recovery • boat accident • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

Bodies Fill
Burmese Delta

Villagers desperate in areas receiving little aid

May 11, 08 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - The horrifying sight of bodies flowing by in streams or caught on vegetation has become commonplace in a remote area of Burma hit hard by the cyclone that has seen almost no government aid, reports the New York Times. “When we first saw the bodies floating past, we were... More »

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aid • Burma • Cyclone Nargis • Irrawaddy Delta

 Burmese Junta
 Still Blocking
 Cyclone Aid 

'Second disaster' looms if aid is not allowed in

May 9, 08 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 tried unsuccessfully to telephone Burma's... More »

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

 First Major Aid
 Finally Reaches
 Cyclone Survivors 

But some planes grounded as officials dicker with junta to get help to villagers

May 8, 08 5:33 AM CDT
(Newser) - 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... More »

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United Nations • Condoleezza Rice • cyclone • Myanmar • humanitarian aid • World Food Program • Irrawaddy Delta

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