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Burma ‘needs food aid for a year’
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Having been denied permission by Burma's ruling military government to drop off aid for cyclone victims, U.S. warships are being pulled out of the area. (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 8)
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 2)
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 7)
A month after Burma was devastated by a cyclone, foreign aid agencies say a quarter of a million people have still not received any help. (article 6)
Despite claims by the Burmese generals that the relief operation is now over, aid workers say there remains an urgent need to provide food, shelter, clean water and other basic aid. (article 6)
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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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Source articles
- U.S. navy ships to leave Burmese coast (cbc.ca, 06/04/2008, 494 words)
- 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)
- US aid ships to leave Burma (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 356 words)
- Storm victims' misery turns to fury (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 704 words)
- Burmese still lack aid a month on (BBC News, 06/02/2008, 331 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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Source articles
- U.S. navy ships to leave Burmese coast (cbc.ca, 06/04/2008, 494 words)
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Story keywords
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MYANMAR, aid, cyclone, junta, Burma |
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