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EU official to press Burma on aid
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Burma's military rulers still oppose foreign aid workers helping the many thousands left destitute and in danger of disease by Cyclone Nargis. (article 7) Vice-Admiral Soe Thein said Burma was grateful for an aid shipment from the US, which arrived on Monday, but said there was no need for aid workers. (article 7) The UN has warned of the risk of a "second catastrophe" unless a massive aid operation is put in place rapidly. (article 7) The United Nations has called for an air or sea corridor to be opened to channel large amounts of aid to the victims of Cyclone Nargis in Burma. (article 8) Military action on humanitarian grounds is an option to get more aid to Burma's cyclone survivors, Britain's foreign secretary has told the BBC. (article 9) EU ministers backed away from a threat to impose aid, announcing instead that all help would be "entirely neutral, impartial and independent". (article 10) The UN has launched a $187m ($96m) appeal for aid, with the largest portion of the funding sought for food, water and sanitation, logistics, health and shelter. (article 2) Burmese blogs and news sites have been documenting the devastation in the Delta region and efforts to bring aid to those worst affected. (article 5)

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