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Tuesday, May 13, 2008 --- 74 days ago http://www.thestate.com/nation/story/403236.html
| YANGON, Myanmar — A U.S. plane ferried relief to Myanmar for the first time Monday to help nearly 2 million cyclone victims facing disease and starvation, but the U.N. chief criticized the military junta for its “unacceptably slow response.” Even as the death toll climbed, Myanmar’s authoritarian regime continued to bar nearly all foreigners experienced in managing humanitarian crises from reaching survivors of Cyclone Nargis. With hundreds of thousands of homes destroyed in the disaster zone, refugees packed into Buddhist monasteries or camped in the open, drinking dirty water contaminated by dead bodies and animal carcasses. Medicine and food were sorely lacking — even as supplies bottled up at the main international airport. Yangon, Myanmar’s largest city, was pounded by heavy rain Monday, and more downpours were expected throughout the week, further hindering aid deliveries. For many, the rainwater was the only source of clean drinking water. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon chided the junta for its “unacceptably slow response” in helping victims of the disaster and warned of a deepening crisis. ... |
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