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Aid en route to Burma

Victoria Owens

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Soldiers delivering aid | AAP

10/05/2008 9:58:00 AM.

Aid flights to Burma are resuming even though the military leaders seized food supplies which have already been delivered.

About 1.5 million people are homeless after Cyclone Nargis but there continues to be wrangling over getting help to them.

The United States says it has now been given approval to land a plane load of supplies in the country.

 

White House spokesman Gordon Gundro says one plane is just a start.

“We’ll keep on working on this. We hope this is the beginning of a long line of assistance from the United States to the people of Burma. ”

But some aid work is already underway UNICEF's Carol Stern says they are getting help out to as many as possible.

“We were already on the ground before the disaster struck so we were able to respond immediately.”

“We’re doing what everyone else is doing or are trying to do at this point – basic life sustenance things, water, sanitation, blankets, shelter.”

 

 

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Saturday, 10 May 2008

Despite the decades long neglect by the UN, the people of Burma are loved by the world community. Let us hope the aid gets to those who need it.

Posted by: Indie Fatigue ah Ball, Carramar/Sydney

 

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