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Old 06-04-2008, 03:48 PM
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Default Re: Myanmar death toll could top 10,000

Well it lies we are about out of the picture with this relief effort. This is a shame that a few can rule without thought of their actions for the countries people. But I don't want to open any cans of worms by saying more.

US ships to leave cyclone-hit Myanmar after junta snub 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

US ships to leave cyclone-hit Myanmar after junta snub - Yahoo! News

YANGON (AFP) - US warships laden with supplies for Myanmar's cyclone victims will sail away after the junta refused their help, even as aid workers Wednesday pleaded for more help to reach about a million survivors.

The US Navy said they would withdraw the four ships -- carrying helicopters, amphibious vehicles and water purifying equipment -- from off the coast after repeated attempts to convince the regime to let them in.

"But they have refused us each and every time. It is time for the USS Essex group to move on to its next mission," Admiral Timothy Keating, commander of US Pacific Command, said in a statement.

"I am both saddened and frustrated to know that we have been in a position to help ease the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people and help mitigate further loss of life, but have been unable to do so because of the unrelenting position of the Burma military junta," he added.

Cyclone Nargis left more than 133,000 people dead or missing as it ploughed across the country formally known as Burma about a month ago, laying waste to vital farmlands and wiping villages off the map.
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