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UN to press Burma on aid access Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action' U.S. to bypass junta to send aid Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone Map of Myaungmya Myanmar  Another 56,000 people remain missing two weeks after the storm 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 Junta denies misusing cyclone aid UN raises Burma cyclone estimate  The UN has sharply increased its estimate of those severely affected by cyclone Nargis to 2.5m people 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 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 First US aid plane lands in Burma U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar Relief boat sinks, leaving aid in river Burma eases restrictions on aid 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 Cyclone overshadows referendum Sporadic aid trickles into Burma 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 U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized' Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'
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U.N. chief heads to remote capital UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction Burma to let UN copters deep into country Thousands pray for strength 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 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 Junta leader visits cyclone refugees Map of Myaungmya Myanmar
UN warning over Burma cyclone aid   Monsoon rains hinder aid effort  The rains are hindering relief efforts as humanitarian agencies attempt to get aid into the cyclone-ravaged country Cyclone dead will 'never' be identified   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 U.S. ships to abort Myanmar mission Gates could withdraw Navy ships Burma policy costs lives, says US UN condemns Burma 'camp closures'   Logistics hamper relief  Logistical challenges have kept help from reaching much of cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy delta region Disease fears loom over Myanmar   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,... Myanmar to admit all aid workers

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  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
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  2 weeks after Cyclone Nargis, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp outside Yangon
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  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. The United Nations pressures to speed up the issuing of visas to ...
  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   UN 'disappointed' at Burma access May.7   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   Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops May.6   Relief groups scramble to aid Myanmar   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
May.5   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...   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   Burma 'must allow aid workers in'   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   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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Cyclone Nargis, Time by Topic
Time Politics Weather Related Aid
May 2009
05/01 UN warning over Burma cyclone aid
05/01 UN warning over Burma cyclone aid
05/01 UN warning over Burma cyclone aid
June 2008
06/04 U.S. ships to abort Myanmar mission
06/01 Gates could withdraw Navy ships
06/16 Monsoon rains hinder aid effort
06/08 Cyclone dead will 'never' be identified
06/07 Monsoon brings more suffering
06/04 U.S. ships to abort Myanmar mission
06/01 Gates could withdraw Navy ships
May 2008
05/30 Burma policy costs lives, says US
05/30 UN condemns Burma 'camp closures'
05/24 Burma seeks crucial aid donations
05/23 Myanmar to admit all aid workers
05/22 UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
05/22 U.N. chief heads to remote capital
05/21 U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction
05/20 Burma to let UN copters deep into country
05/19 Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
05/19 Burma to mourn cyclone's victims
05/18 Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
05/17 UN to press Burma on aid access
05/16 Brown: Burma 'guilty of inhuman action'
05/15 Storm aid frustrations grow
05/13 Junta lacking in cyclone response
05/13 Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights
05/11 U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
05/10 Cyclone aid used to entice voters
05/09 U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
05/09 Burma warned over cyclone delays
05/08 Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'
05/08 UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
05/04 Burma 'must allow aid workers in'
05/30 Burma policy costs lives, says US
05/24 Burma seeks crucial aid donations
05/22 UN head tours cyclone-hit Burma
05/21 U.N. chief: focus now reconstruction
05/19 Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
05/19 Burma to mourn cyclone's victims
05/18 Junta leader visits cyclone refugees
05/16 Junta: Almost 78,000 dead in cyclone
05/15 Storm aid frustrations grow
05/14 UN raises Burma cyclone estimate
05/10 Cyclone aid used to entice voters
05/09 Burma warned over cyclone delays
05/08 Rotting corpses pile up
05/07 Fears storm toll could soar
05/07 Cyclone victims 'storm' reopened shops
05/06 Cyclone death toll jumps to 22,000
05/05 Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'
05/05 Death toll from cyclone more than 15,000
05/04 Hundreds feared dead in cyclone
05/03 78,000 dead in cyclone, 56,000 missing
05/30 Burma policy costs lives, says US
05/24 Burma seeks crucial aid donations
05/23 Myanmar to admit all aid workers
05/20 Burma to let UN copters deep into country
05/19 Myanmar agrees to regional cyclone aid
05/17 UN to press Burma on aid access
05/16 U.S. to bypass junta to send aid
05/15 Storm aid frustrations grow
05/15 Junta denies misusing cyclone aid
05/13 Myanmar allows more U.S. aid flights
05/12 First US aid plane lands in Burma
05/11 U.S. aid flight en route to Myanmar
05/11 Burma eases restrictions on aid
05/10 Cyclone aid used to entice voters
05/09 U.N. 'furious' as Myanmar aid 'seized'
05/08 Burma 'wants aid not foreigners'
05/08 UN 'disappointed' at Burma access
05/04 Burma 'must allow aid workers in'

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