May

30

WHO healthcare plan for Myanmar

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The World Health Organisation(WHO) on Thursday unveiled a USD 28 million action plan to provide healthcare for cyclone survivors in Myanmar. Eric Laroche the head of WHO said, this is very serious crisis.

In Myanmar, communicable diseases are the greatest worry with the malaria season approaching, and one of another major disease risk of dengue fever and cholera. Malnutrition is also a serious threat, even people are affecting by infections, Laroche added.

After four weeks of Cyclone, more than 133,000 people dead and missing. UN report said, only 40 percent foreign aid reached.

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May

15

Myanmar cyclone toll estimates soar

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myanamar_5331.jpgJohn Holmes, U.N. under-secretary general for humanitarian affairs, stated his organization by now has confirmed 38,491 deaths — much more than the 22,000 figure from Myanmar’s government.

State radio said Thursday that the draft constitution was approved by more than 92 percent of the 22 million eligible voters. It put turnout at more than 99 percent, AP reported. Human rights groups have denounced the referendum as a way for the junta to solidify military rule.

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies do not formally estimate death tolls, he said. It compiled figures through an informal survey of numbers cited by other organizations. Those groups say the cyclone affected from 1.6 million and 2.5 million people.

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May

12

U.S. to begin aid airlift to Myanmar

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ac51686cdf6ea3f02d68.jpegA U.S. military airplane with aid supplies was scheduled to land in Myanmar Monday on a mission that American officials told say they hope will “build trust.”

The United States stated it received permission to land the Lockheed C-130 Hercules at 2 p.m. local time (0730 GMT), and wishes to send in two additional planes on Tuesday.

The supplies that the C-130 is carrying — wood, buckets, nails, blankets and plastic tarps, among items to help with shelter requirements — will be hand over to the military junta that rules

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May

8

Myanmar death toll may cross 100,000: US

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burma1.jpgHungry people swarmed the few open shops and fistfights broke out over food and water in Myanmar’s swamped Irrawaddy delta Wednesday as a top U.S. diplomat warned that the death toll from a devastating cyclone could top 100,000.

“The information that we`re receiving indicates that there may well be over 100,000 deaths in the delta area,” said Shari Villarosa, the charge d`affaires of the US embassy in Myanmar.

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May

7

Disease stalks survivors of huge Myanmar cyclone

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m1.jpgDisease, starvation and thirst pose a major danger to hundreds of thousands of survivors of Cyclone Nargis, aid agencies stated on Wednesday, urging Myanmar’s military rulers to open the doors to international humanitarian assistance.

With 22,500 dead and 41,000 missing, the majority of them from a massive storm surge that washed over the Irrawaddy delta, it is the major shocking cyclone to hit

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May

7

Myanmar Interview w/ Survivor from Daydeyel May 6

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May

6

State media say 10,000 dead in Myanmar; higher toll expected

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img5.jpgMyanmar officials feared on Tuesday the death toll would climb far higher than the reported 10,000 dead from the Southeast Asian nation’s devastating cyclone as the international community prepared to rush in aid.

In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis, state radio reported that the government was delaying a constitutional referendum in areas hit hardest.

Myanmar’s Foreign Minister Nyan Win was quoted by state-run television as saying that more than 10,000 people had perished in the low-lying Irrawaddy delta region while a smaller number died in and around Yangon, the country’s major city.

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