NARGIS' IMPACT
NARGIS' IMPACT
Junta rebuffs EU humanitarian Commissioner PDF Print E-mail
Larry Jagan   
Saturday, 17 May 2008 01:04
The European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Affairs, Lois Michel has left Burma empty-handed. He failed to convince Burma's military rulers to make any concessions to the international aid effort during his three-day visit.
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Aid supplies resold in markets, junta issues warning PDF Print E-mail
Mungpi   
Friday, 16 May 2008 20:50
Burma's military government on Friday warned that it will investigate cases of stealing or hoarding aid supplies for cyclone victims and will punish those found guilty.
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Ghosts shouting for 'help' among cyclone survivors PDF Print E-mail
Maung Dee   
Friday, 16 May 2008 20:41
In the middle of the night, in the worst-hit areas of the cyclone, villagers hear voices from the fields.
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Traumatized survivors afraid of wind, water PDF Print E-mail
Min Khet Maung   
Friday, 16 May 2008 19:41
Kun Chan Kone – With watery eyes, Daw Phwar Sein told aid workers in a low, cracked voice, "Don't make me walk out as long as it's still windy and the sky is full of dark clouds."
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Too little too late, warns UN; rice crops threatened PDF Print E-mail
Larry Jagan   
Friday, 16 May 2008 18:54
Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated parts of Burma, aid is trickling in and some relief workers have been allowed to enter the country, but the critical needs of those affected by the cyclone are still not being met, warns the UN.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY

"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,"

Ban Ki-moon
UN Secretary General
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