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Burma ‘needs food aid for a year’
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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The USS Essex group, which includes four ships, 22 helicopters and 5,000 U.S. military personnel, had been positioned off the Myanmar coast for more than three weeks hoping for a green light to deliver aid to the survivors. (article 1)
More than a month after the storm, many people in stricken areas still have received no aid at all and the military regime continued to impose constraints on international rescue efforts, humanitarian groups said Wednesday. (article 1)
YANGON, Myanmar Myanmar's most popular comedian, known for his jibes against the military regime and recently for helping cyclone victims, has been taken from his home by police, family members said Thursday. (article 4)
The prediction was made as the US military aborted a mission to use the helicopters and small boats on board the USS Essex to deliver aid after the military junta ignored repeated offers to help with the relief effort. (article 3)
The ruling generals of Myanmar try the world's patience with their cruel indifference in the face of the country's humanitarian crisis. (article 2)
Four weeks since TropicalCyclone Nargis howled ashore, hammering the low-lying Irrawaddy delta, the military junta in charge continues to block aid carried by U.S. and other foreign naval vessels. (article 2)
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MYANMAR, aid, cyclone, junta, Burma |
Source articles
- US Navy vessels leave Myanmar coast (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/04/2008, 706 words)
- Seattle Times Newspaper (seattletimes.nwsource.com, 06/02/2008, 299 words)
- Burma ‘needs food aid for a year’ (ft.com, 06/04/2008, 322 words)
- Top Myanmar comedian, social activist detained (L.A. Times, 06/04/2008, 551 words)
- Chicago Sun-Times :: World :: (suntimes.com, 06/04/2008, 2322 words)
- Burmese monk waiting to hear from family in Myanma... (suntimes.com, 06/04/2008, 351 words)
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