May 15, 2008
Myanmar: NGOs Fill In Where UN, U.S. Can't Go
“Relatives' bodies and animals lay around decaying while the survivors tried to live on coconuts and anything they could scavenge. Orphans roamed around aimlessly.”
As UN estimates of the number of Burmese affected by Cyclone Nargis rose from 1.5 to 2.5 million and the United States and United Nations continued to wrangle with Myanmar's rulers over visas for aid workers, ... via News.ncmonline.com
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