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Death toll from Myanmar cyclone nearly doubles - The Associated Press

Posted on May 16, 2008 under Myanmar (Burma) | No Comment


Voice of America

Death toll from Myanmar cyclone nearly doubles
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
In an interview with the Democratic Voice of Burma, the abbot of Mandalay's Maha Gandaryon monastery said monks were stockpiling relief supplies and getting trucks to take in aid.
Myanmar state television says cyclone death toll surpasses 77000 … Los Angeles Times
Red Cross Says Clean Water Urgent to Prevent Disease in Burma Voice of America
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EU envoy cautiously optimistic on getting Myanmar cooperation - International Herald Tribune

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Turkish Press

EU envoy cautiously optimistic on getting Myanmar cooperation
International Herald Tribune - 2 hours ago
AP BANGKOK, Thailand: The European Union's development aid chief said Friday he was cautiously optimistic that Myanmar's military government will cooperate with requests aimed at getting humanitarian aid to cyclone victims. Louis Michel said officials …
No breakthroughs in Myanmar aid crisis: EU envoy AFP
Michel: no agreement with Myanmar junta Radio Netherlands
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Rain deepens Myanmar misery; death toll spikes - National Post

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Rain deepens Myanmar misery; death toll spikes
National Post - 4 hours ago
In a shock update to a death toll that had consistently lagged behind international aid agency estimates, state television in the army-ruled former Burma said 77738 people were dead and another 55917 missing. The May 2 storm has left another 2.5 …
Myanmar's killing fields of neglect Asia Times Online
Trudy Rubin: UN can and should step in in Myanmar Dallas Morning News
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