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The Cyclone

Burma is devastated by the largest cyclone in its history

 

On May 2nd, a massive cyclone struck the coast of Burma. The impoverished and vulnerable Burmese people were not warned by their military rulers. As a wall of water swept the lowlands of the country, as many as 100,000 were killed and 2 million more lost their homes. The survivors continue to face hunger, lack of medical care, and the threat of epidemic and deadly disease.

 

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Burmese Military Junta Stops Aid

As military rulers stop aid at the borders, monks come to the rescue

 

The world rushed to deliver aid -- but Burma's rulers stopped relief workers at the border. Incompetent and suspicious, the ruling junta feared that a foreign presence could undermine their power by bringing greater awareness of their brutal rule. Three weeks later, a donors' summit has been scheduled that may reach a compromise on some aid being brought in, but the needless delay heaped daily suffering on Burma's people.

 

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Our Response -- Go Around the Junta

The General Secretary of the International Burmese Monks Organization makes a video appeal for help from Avaaz members

http://www.avaaz.org/en/burma_aid_report/10.php

Vänligen Jane