Wednesday, May 07, 2008

Ships, planes carry relief supplies to Myanmar for cyclone victims despite visa holdup

Ships, planes carry relief supplies to Myanmar for cyclone victims despite visa holdup: "GENEVA (AP) - Ships and cargo planes carried relief supplies to Myanmar on Wednesday while organizations distributed food and other aid to people left homeless by a devastating cyclone, officials said.
Myanmar's government stalled on issuing visas to aid workers, hampering relief operations. But U.N. and other agencies said they were making progress in persuading"

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