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  • 5,000 sq km of Myanmar still underwater: UN 12 May 2008 03:16 GMT
    ... need of emergency relief, a UN spokesman said Thursday. "We're talking about 5,000 square kilometres ... United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. "The bottle-neck (in aid) is getting ... plane is currently in Brindisi in southern Italy waiting to fly to Yangon, while the UN ...

  • More relief supplies reach Yangon 12 May 2008 01:50 GMT
    ... of Myanmar, state radio and television reported. Aid supplies included those from Thailand, the International ... tents, medicine, water purifiers and blankets. International humanitarian aid has been pouring into Myanmar since ... of Thailand, China, Singapore, Thailand, India, Russia, Italy, Bangladesh, Japan, Laos and Ukraine. Material donated include ...

  • Sinking of Red Cross aid boat: 'big blow' to Myanmar relief efforts 11 May 2008 22:13 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 27 tonnes of supplies and equipment ...

  • Aid falls far short of Myanmar's urgent needs: relief groups 11 May 2008 21:34 GMT
    ... Aid falls far short of Myanmar's urgent needs: relief groups ... as it travelled by river through the disaster zone. Much of the aid was lost, ... to leave." A United Nations flight from Italy carrying water purification equipment and other supplies landed ...

  • Cyclone: 1.5m face death 11 May 2008 21:31 GMT
    ... Yangon - Aid groups have warned that up to 1.5 ... foreign experts who have experience in handling humanitarian disasters. It insists it is capable of ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Cyclone toll 'could top 1.5m' 11 May 2008 19:34 GMT
    ... Yangon - Aid groups have warned that up to 1.5 ... foreign experts who have experience in handling humanitarian disasters. It insists it is capable of ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Aid boat for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks 11 May 2008 19:33 GMT
    ... Aid boat for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks Sunday, ... 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Sinking of Red Cross aid boat called 'big blow' to Myanmar relief efforts 11 May 2008 18:15 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 27 tonnes of supplies and equipment ...

  • Cylcone Relief Teams Still on Standby in Thailand 11 May 2008 18:09 GMT
    ... Myanmar soldiers unload bags of supplies aid, donated by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, from ... 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The boat was carrying supplies for ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Myanmar aid falls far short 11 May 2008 17:15 GMT
    ... Yangon - Aid groups said on Sunday that supplies trickling into cyclone-hit ... as it travelled by river through the disaster zone. Much of the aid was lost, ... to leave." A United Nations flight from Italy carrying water purification equipment and other supplies landed ...

  • Boat Carrying Myanmar Aid Sinks 11 May 2008 16:55 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The boat was carrying supplies for ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Red Cross boat carrying Myanmar cyclone aid sinks 11 May 2008 16:27 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • More International Relief Supplies Flow in Myanmar 11 May 2008 15:37 GMT
    ... radio and television reported Sunday evening. These aid supplies included that from the King of ... medicine, water purifier, plastics and blanket. International humanitarian aid has been pouring in Myanmar since ... of Thailand, China, Singapore, Thailand, India, Russia, Italy, Bangladesh, Japan, Laos and Ukraine. The items comprise ...

  • Red Cross boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks; death toll soars above 28,000 11 May 2008 15:36 GMT
    ... Myanmar soldiers unload bags of supplies aid, donated by Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, from ... 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Aimed for Burma, Aid Boat Sinks 11 May 2008 15:36 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Burma 'needs aid to avoid health catastrophe' 11 May 2008 15:26 GMT
    ... Aid agencies in Burma say it is only ... enormous catastrophe." A United Nations flight from Italy carrying water purification equipment and other supplies is ... later on Sunday (local time), the UN humanitarian affairs bureau OCHA said. The aircraft, carrying ...

  • Boat carrying aid for cyclone victims sinks 11 May 2008 15:25 GMT
    ... of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said. All four relief workers on board were ... death toll could eventually top 100,000 as humanitarian conditions worsen. British aid group Oxfam said ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Red Cross boat to Myanmar sinks 11 May 2008 15:15 GMT
    ... extensively damaged by the cyclone, the IFRC said. The boat was carrying 100 bags of ... death toll could eventually top 100,000 as humanitarian conditions worsen. British aid group Oxfam said ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000 11 May 2008 14:38 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks 11 May 2008 14:37 GMT
    ... Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks YANGON, Myanmar ... 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks 11 May 2008 14:11 GMT
    ... Boat carrying aid for Myanmar cyclone victims sinks YANGON, Myanmar ... 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Boat carrying Myanmar aid sinks; toll climbs beyond 28,000 11 May 2008 14:10 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Myanmar state TV: Cyclone death toll more than 28,000 11 May 2008 13:35 GMT
    ... toll jumped to more than 28,000 and aid groups warned of a humanitarian catastrophe. The double-decker boat that sank was ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Oxfam warns 1.5 million at risk in Myanmar as some aid reaches survivors 11 May 2008 12:28 GMT
    ... It said 206,000 people were living in 218 ramshackle ... foreign experts who have experience in handling humanitarian disasters. It insists it is capable of ... on Sunday, and a second flight from Italy would bring 30 tons of supplies and equipment ...

  • Burma 'needs aid to avoid health catastrophe' 11 May 2008 11:46 GMT
    ... Aid agencies in Burma say it is only ... enormous catastrophe." A United Nations flight from Italy carrying water purification equipment and other supplies is ... later on Sunday (local time), the UN humanitarian affairs bureau OCHA said. The aircraft, carrying ...


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