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    June 10th, 2008 by Rebecca Henschke  Print This Post/Page

    Burma_Special_Reports2__web_.JPGCyclone Nargis killed more than 100,000 people but the junta’s delay in allowing in international aid condemned many more thousands to malnutrition, disease and in some cases death.

    In the absence of international aid groups ordinary Burmese, monks and students tried to do what they could.

    Our correspondent, King Kong Janoi travel to the affected areas two weeks after the disaster and produced this three parts series.

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    Burma Cyclone – Victims Tales

    June 10th, 2008 by King Kong Janoi
     

    Burma_Cyclone_Inside__web_.JPGNearly three weeks after Cyclone Nargis killed more than 100,000 people, the junta’s refusal to open the country to international aid help … more

    		  

    Burma Junta Arrests Local Aid Workers for Handing out Food

    June 10th, 2008 by King Kong Janoi
     

    Burma_Pro_Democracy__web_.JPGThe military junta has finally approved all pending visas for UN staff more than three weeks after Cyclone Nargis. More foreign relief workers … more

    		  

    Untold story of Burma’s relief effort

    June 10th, 2008 by King Kong Janoi
     

    Burma_Cyclone_Survivor__web_.JPGBurma’s state-run media has strongly condemned media reports of the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis. An article in a state daily accused “self-seekers” … more

    		  


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