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Burmese junta forcing cyclone victims out of emergency camps: Amnesty
Summary from the United Kingdom, from articles in English
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The junta has been heavily criticised for obstructing foreign aid efforts and many Burmese volunteers have organised their own deliveries to survivors. (article 1)
Two hundred aid experts from South-East Asian countries are now being deployed in the Irrawaddy Delta region to assess the needs of survivors. (article 1)
The Burmese junta has finally started to allow foreign aid workers some access to the region which took the brunt of last month's cyclone, in the wake of huge international pressure. (article 2)
US Navy ships are due to leave Burma's coastline because of the continued refusal of the government to allow them to help victims of Cyclone Nargis. (article 4)
More than a month after the disaster, the UN estimates that 2.4 million people are in need of food, shelter or medical care, and more than a million have yet to receive foreign aid. (article 4)
Saddened and frustrated Admiral Timothy Keating said the Burmese government had refused the navy's offer of help "each and every time". (article 4)
With aid agencies reporting continued difficulties in operating inside the affected delta region, correspondents say the 22 heavy-lift helicopters on board the US ships could have made a real difference. (article 4)
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cyclone, aid, Burma, junta, Burmese |
Source articles
- Comic arrested for Burma aid runs (BBC News, 06/05/2008, 294 words)
- New challenges for delta aid workers (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 864 words)
- Untold story of Burma's relief effort (BBC News, 06/03/2008, 463 words)
- US aid ships to leave Burma (BBC News, 06/04/2008, 356 words)
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