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UN warning over Burma cyclone aid
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Monsoon rains hinder aid effort The rains are hindering relief efforts as humanitarian agencies attempt to get aid into the cyclone-ravaged country
| Jun.8 |
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Cyclone dead will 'never' be identified
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Monsoon brings more suffering A severe shortage of housing has left hundreds of thousands of cyclone survivors exposed to heavy rain as the monsoon season begins
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U.S. ships to abort Myanmar mission
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Gates could withdraw Navy ships
| May.30 |
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Burma policy costs lives, says US
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UN condemns Burma 'camp closures'
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Logistics hamper relief Logistical challenges have kept help from reaching much of cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta region
| May.26 |
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Disease fears loom over Myanmar
| May.24 |
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Burma seeks crucial aid donations Dozens of international delegates are to meet in Rangoon to pledge money for recovery after the devastating Cyclone Nargis, which killed 78,...
| May.23 |
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Myanmar to admit all aid workers U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon: Ruling junta agreed to 'allow all aid workers regardless of nationalities' into the country to help cyclone survivors | |
| May.22 |
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U.N. chief heads to remote capital
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UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
| May.21 |
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U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction
| May.20 |
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Burma to let UN copters deep into country
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Thousands pray for strength
| May.19 |
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Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid Myanmar has agreed to let its South Asian neighbors send medical personnel and an assessment team to the country
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Burma to mourn cyclone's victims Junta has declared 3 days of official mourning for the victims of Nargis, 17 days after the storm struck
| May.18 |
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Junta leader visits cyclone refugees Map of Myaungmya Myanmar 2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon | |
| May.17 |
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UN to press Burma on aid access
| May.16 |
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Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
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U.S. to bypass junta to send aid
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Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm
| May.15 |
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Storm aid frustrations grow Top aid envoys are ramping up pressure on Burma, as reports suggest aid is still not reaching the region worst hit by Cyclone Nargis
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Junta denies misusing cyclone aid
| May.14 |
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UN raises Burma cyclone estimate The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by cyclone Nargis to 2.5m people
| May.13 |
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Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights The government of Myanmar authorized five more U.S. flights to land in the country with needed aid for survivors of the cyclone
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Junta lacking in cyclone response The government seems unaware of the scope of the death and destruction Cyclone Nargis wrought on the country more than a week ago
| May.12 |
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First US aid plane lands in Burma
| May.11 |
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U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
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Relief boat sinks, leaving aid in river
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Burma eases restrictions on aid
| May.10 |
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Cyclone aid used to entice voters As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum
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Cyclone overshadows referendum
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Sporadic aid trickles into Burma
| May.9 |
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Burma warned over cyclone delays The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
| May.8 |
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Burma 'wants aid not foreigners' Burma wants supplies but not foreign aid workers, hours after the UN chief urged military leaders to prioritise relief work. The foreign ministry insisted it would control the distribution itself.
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Rotting corpses pile up Cyclone survivors have insufficient fuel to burn the corpses of the dead as the military junta continues to block access for aid groups
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UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
| May.7 |
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Fears storm toll could soar 5 days after a devastating cyclone struck, the UN has urged Burma to open its doors to foreign aid and staff
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Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops
| May.6 |
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Relief groups scramble to aid Myanmar
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Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000  41,000 missing after the catastrophic cyclone that battered the country. The U.N. estimated up to a million could be homeless
Aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help tens of thousands left without clean water and shelter. Up to 1.5 million people may have been affected by Cyclone Nargis, which devastated the Irrawaddy Delta region
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| May.5 |
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Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000 At least 10,000 killed in the township of Bogalay alone. Survivors were facing their 3rd night without electricity. 10-hour storm left swathes...
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Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000' Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone
| May.4 |
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Burma 'must allow aid workers in'
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Hundreds feared dead in cyclone As many as 350 people are feared dead after a tropical cyclone with winds up to 150 miles per hour slammed over the weekend
| May.3 |
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78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing Map of Myaungmya Myanmar Burma has declared 5 disaster areas, including Rangoon, after a large tropical cyclone hit the states of Irrawaddy, Bago, Karen and Mon
As aid groups struggled to distribute supplies despite government obstacles, Myanmar TV was urging people to vote 'yes' in a referendum. The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, has warned of dire consequences if foreign aid workers continue to be denied access
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