Cyclone Ravages Burmese Delta
Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit the nation's largest city and rice-producing delta on May 3, 2008. More storms headed toward the country as the U.N. warned that inadequate relief efforts could lead to rising death tolls.
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This Story Neighbors to Press Burma on Response Article | Southeast Asian countries are scrambling to demonstrate that they can lead the international effort to assist cyclone victims in neighboring Burma, with a meeting planned for Monday at which foreign ministers will confront their Burmese counterpart over the government's response to the crisis. This Story Burmese Aid Request Stirs Concerns Article | Burma's military junta is seeking up to $11.7 billion in reconstruction aid at a donor conference scheduled this weekend in Rangoon, the former Burmese capital, raising fears among human rights activists and Western governments that Tropical Cyclone Nargis could become a diplomatic and financial ... This Story How to Help Article | The Burmese government has asked United Nations agencies and foreign governments for assistance in emergency relief efforts. Many countries are funneling disaster aid through U.N. agencies and the Red Cross. This Story Burma: Desperation Mounts | Suzanne DiMaggio, director of the Asian Social Issues Program at Asia Society, discusses the current situation in Burma. This Story Post-Disaster Aid in Burma, China | Christoph Gorder, who is coordinating Burma and China relief as vice president of AmeriCares, discusses the post-disaster situations in Burma and China, the bureaucratic hurdles slowing interantional aid, and how Americans can help the victims. This Story Burma Arrests Celebrity Critic Who Organized Cyclone Relief Article | BANGKOK, June 6 -- In the weeks after Tropical Cyclone Nargis battered Burma's Irrawaddy Delta, Burma's most famous comedian -- a dentist known by his stage name, Zarganar, or "Tweezers" -- spearheaded efforts by about 400 Burmese artists to collect and distribute food, mosquito nets, blankets and... |
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