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Church in the WorldMillion face death as junta holds back aidBurma James Roberts - 17 May 2008United Nations officials expressed fears that up to one million people in Burma face death by cholera, fever or starvation, as their estimated death toll from Cyclone Nargis that struck the Irrawaddy delta on 3 May reached 100,000, and the Burmese Government continued to deny international relief workers access to the country and the stricken areas, writes James Roberts. Elisabeth Byrs, the UN's humanitarian chief, said that 55,000 tonnes of rice were needed to feed 750,000 people. In fact, the World Food Programme had been able to send 361 tonnes of food aid and to distribute 175 tonnes. A BBC correspondent said that aid arriving at the airport was left sitting on the tarmac for days. Patrick Nicholson, head of communications at Caritas Internationalis, said on Tuesday that Caritas was working through its local partners and the Burmese Church and bringing aid to 10,000 people in Yangon (Rangoon) and the Delta area. He expected that figure to rise to 40,000 by mid-week. |
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