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Burma: two weeks on crisis deepens
Burma: two weeks on crisis deepens
Last Modified: 16 May 2008
By:
Jonathan Miller
Two weeks on from cyclone Nargis a manmade disaster unfolds in Burma.
The generals insist they are operating a smooth relief operation, but millions of survivors are increasingly desperate for food, clothing and shelter as the country's rulers refuse access to all but a trickle of aid and aid workers.
Disease is spreading, there are reports of forced labour in government run camps and today rain lashed the already destroyed Irrawaddy delta.
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Cyclone Nargis, reaching wind speeds of 19 km per hour, hit Burma on Saturday 3 May 2008.
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