Fed: Care Australia says junta allowing it to provide aid

From: AAP General News (Australia) | Date: May 7, 2008 | Copyright information

AAP General News (Australia)
05-07-2008
Fed: Care Australia says junta allowing it to provide aid

SYDNEY, May 7 AAP - A leading Australian aid agency says the Burmese military regime
has allowed its efforts to provide urgent relief following the catastrophic aftermath
of Cyclone Nargis.

CARE Australia, which has operated in parts of Burma for 14 years, has already begun
providing plastic sheeting for emergency shelter, food, water and other essentials.

With the latest death toll reaching 22,000 dead, 41,000 missing and expected to continue
rising from the weekend cyclone, many aid ...

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