Myanmar relief efforts pick up as death toll rises -- -- Newsday.com: "As the death toll from the Myanmar cyclone rose to at least 100,000, U.S. relief efforts picked up yesterday, with donations trickling in to nongovernmental organizations as U.S. and Myanmar authorities eased controls on philanthropy.
'They are realizing that even though they say they have the capacity to respond that that's wishful thinking, and they realize they need help,' said Maureen Aung-Thwin, director of the Burma Project/Southeast Asian Initiative, in Manhattan. '[The cyclone] is much more massive than anybody thought.'"
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Thanks for your updates. At this very moment, AmeriCares personnel have arrived in Amsterdam with 15 tons of medical supplies, including antibiotics, and are awaiting authorization to enter Myanmar.
To donate to AmeriCares, people can call 1-800-486-HELP or visit www.americares.org or follow us on our Twitter profile, AmeriCares.
Please let me know if you’d like additional information.
Best,
Erin Skinner, on behalf of AmeriCares
Erin,
Thanks for stopping by and your comments.
Reed
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