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| A new storm is brewing off Burma coast.
The United States landed five more plane loads of relief supplies in
Burma Wednesday to help survivors of Tropical Cyclone Nargis, and
Burmese authorities agreed to let 160 Asian aid workers assist its
struggling relief effort, but the country's reclusive military rulers
continued to reject international appeals to send in large numbers of
foreign relief personnel and appeared to discount warnings of a second
wave of deaths from disease and starvation.
Thailand's Public
Health Ministry confirmed that it is sending 30 doctors, along with
medical supplies, on Friday to work in Burma for two weeks. U.N.
officials said Burmese authorities also have asked India, China and Bangladesh to send teams of experienced disaster relief personnel.
Adding
to the woes of the survivors, weather satellites spotted another
powerful storm brewing in the waters off Burma. Meteorologists said its
future path and strength are unclear, and there were conflicting
accounts about whether it could become another cyclone.
The news
came as five more U.S. military C-130 transport planes, carrying such
desperately needed supplies as water, mosquito nets, plastic sheets,
blankets and hygiene kits, flew into Burma's largest city, Rangoon,
Wednesday in an acceleration of U.S. assistance. ... |
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