NASA satellite images show Tropical Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar
In this image from NASA's Atmospheric Infrared Sounder instrument on NASA's Aqua spacecraft, Cyclone Nargis is pictured when it was a Category one hurricane located 370 miles west of Yangon, Myanmar on May 1, 2008. Tropical Cyclone Nargis flooded the region on May 4, 2008. The death toll from the cyclone and its aftermath is feared to hit or exceed 100,000 lives. (UPI Photo/NASA/MODIS Rapid Response Team)
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SINGAPORE, May 31 (UPI) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Myanmar officials have obstructed cyclone relief efforts, causing tens of thousands of unnecessary deaths.
NAYPYIDAW, Myanmar, May 29 (UPI) -- Officials in Myanmar have been issuing visas to relief workers, but are not granting workers access to areas hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis this month, groups say.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 27 (UPI) -- Relief efforts have reached about a million people in Myanmar, about 40 percent of those affected by Cyclone Nargis, the United Nations said Tuesday.
BANGKOK, May 24 (UPI) -- The United Nations will operate its ongoing efforts to help the victims of the destructive cyclone in Myanmar through Bangkok, the U.N.'s leader said.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 23 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon prevailed on Myanmar military leader Gen. Than Shwe Friday to let foreign workers in the country for cyclone relief work.
