Alertnet (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Source: IRIN The first helicopters contracted by the UN World Food Programme (WFP), offering a vital humanitarian lifeline to scores of cyclone survivors in the Ayeyarwady Delta, arrived in Yangon, the former capital, on 22 May.
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Source: UNOSAT This map presents a satellite-based damage assessment for the affected village of Byaungbyan, Labutta Township (MMR017016), Ayeyarwady Division, Myanmar. Damaged buildings have been identified with WorldView-1 satellite imagery acquired on 6 May 2008 at a spatial resolution of 50cm. Pre-cyclone Quickbird imagery in Google Earth from 12 Nov. 2003 was also used. This is an initial...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Source: UNHCR A fourth plane carrying vital UNHCR shelter and household supplies for Myanmar cyclone victims lands in the country's main city, Yangon.
Alertnet (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Source: Reuters * U.N.'s Ban sees damage in Delta, offers hope and aid * General says government has relief effort under control * European Parliament votes for forced aid * Myanmar ...
D' Technology Weblog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
You may consider contributing a portion of your AdSense earnings to the cyclone relief efforts in Myanmar (Burma) and earth quake relief in China. Google.org is donating more than $1.5 million to assist in the relief and rebuilding efforts. In addition to monetary contributions, the affected areas may also need tents, medicine, or other items. We encourage [...]
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
YANGON (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon took "a message of hope" to Myanmar's cyclone victims on Thursday and pressed the military government to allow large-scale international aid for the 2.4 million people left destitute.
MSNBC.com: Top MSNBC Headlines (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew into Myanmar's disaster zone Thursday as he pressed the country's leaders to open the doors to critical international aid for some 2.5 million cyclone survivors.
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Reuters (Adds Total's denial) YANGON, May 21 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government wants more than $11 billion in aid for cyclone victims, but international donors need access to verify their needs, a ...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Reuters STRASBOURG, France, May 21 (Reuters) - The world should force aid on the military government of cyclone-hit Myanmar, European Union lawmakers said on Wednesday, accusing the junta of crimes against ...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 18 hours ago
YANGON, Myanmar — With few places to seek refuge, the wooden schoolhouse seemed as good as anywhere.Though its roof was partially blown off by Cyclone Nargis, and panels were ripped from its walls, hundreds of people swarmed here after the storm.Now the government has forced them out to make space for a weekend vote on a new pro-military constitution - a referendum delayed in parts of Myanmar...
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
They may have escaped Cyclone Nargis, but people in western Myanmar are struggling to cope with soaring inflation and food shortages in the wake of the disaster that struck the Irrawaddy Delta food bo...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Reuters By Laura MacInnis GENEVA, May 21 (Reuters) - People in Myanmar appear to have been warned that a cyclone was approaching, but had nowhere to escape for protection from the storm, the World ...
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: Reuters YANGON, May 21 (Reuters) - Myanmar's military government wants more than $11 billion in aid for cyclone victims, but international donors need access to verify their needs, a top Southeast Asian ...
Banking Times: Daily Banking News (Free subscription) | yesterday
The dreadful consequences of the cyclone that struck Myanmar (formerly Burma) can only be addressed with proper access and the leadership of ASEAN, according to the World Bank. Both the UN and ASEAN are appealing to Myanmar’s rulers for full access to get in aid to combat the humanitarian crisis engulfing the inhabitants of the devastated [...]
Singapore News Alternative (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The Earth Times 22 May 2008 Singapore - Two medical teams from Singapore were sent to cyclone-hit Myanmar on Thursday under the coordination of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN), the health ministry said on Thursday. Four doctors and eight nurses "will provide medical support as part of Singapore's contribution to the relief effort," the ministry said. They also brought along...
