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Burma ‘needs food aid for a year’
Summary from Canada, from articles in English
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The U.S. military ordered its ships loaded with relief aid for Burma's cyclone victims to leave the area Thursday after the country's junta refused to give them permission to help survivors. (article 1)
But after 15 unsuccessful attempts to persuade the Burmese government to permit ships, helicopters and landing craft to unload aid, the U.S. navy has given up for now. (article 1)
Burmese state media has said assistance from U.S. warships "comes with strings attached" that are " not acceptable to the people of Myanmar citing fears that Washington wants to overthrow the Burmese junta. (article 1)
In the past, the U.S. has imposed a variety of economic and trade sanctions on Burma, also known as Myanmar, in protest against the policies of the country's military junta government. (article 1)
Getting into the swampy delta region has been one of the biggest barriers to delivering aid since Cyclone Nargis struck on May 3. (article 1)
On Monday, one month later, international aid experts said the country's reclusive military regime was still restricting access to those worst-hit areas. (article 1)
Some aid officials have expressed shock that many of the survivors have not even received basic aid four weeks after the storm hit. (article 1)
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Story keywords
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MYANMAR, aid, cyclone, junta, Burma |
Source articles
- U.S. navy ships to leave Burmese coast (cbc.ca, 06/04/2008, 494 words)
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