The Horror in
Burma
RANGOON, Burma (AP) — The
United Nations says it will resume food aid flights to Burma on
Saturday, and the governing military junta has agreed to allow a
single U.S. cargo aircraft to bring in relief supplies for victims
of a devastating cyclone, Bush administration officials said
Friday.
As the
U.N. forecasts heavy rains next week, aid to the areas hardest hit
by Saturday's cyclone continue to be slowed as relief agencies
negotiate with the Burmese government, which has been slow to
approve visas and approve plans to distribute aid through the
southern parts of the country.
Elizabeth Byrs, a spokeswoman in Geneva for the U.N.
Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, says the U.N.
World Food Program decided to suspend flights Friday morning after
two relief shipments were detained Thursday by Burma's
government.
She
said the shipments were detained because of a combination of
custom-related problems and because foreign aid workers were not
allowed to accompany the shipments and distribute them to the
people.
N U M B E R
S
22,997 and
42,019
Dead and missing from devastatin Cyclone
Nargis in Burma's cyclone last week.
30 tons
Weight of shipment of supplies, such as
blankets, tents and water purification kits, to
Rangoon.
95,000
High-energy bars
shipped to feed homeless and hungry affectedn
people.
20,000
Body bags sent the
Red Cross body bags sent so volunteers can start collecting
bodies.
1.5 million
People
affected and made homeless in wait of food, shelter and medicines.
100,000
United States Embassy in
Rangoon, said this number of dead could eventually increase because
of illnesses.
500%
Increase on
the price of water charged by vulture merchans taking advantage of
the situation.
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| The following aid agencies are accepting contributions to
help those affected by the cyclone in Myanmar. |
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| Name |
Address |
Phone |
Website |
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| ADRA International Myanmar Cyclone Fund |
12501 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, MD 20904 |
(800) 424-ADRA ext. 2372 |
http://www.adra.org |
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| Action Against Hunger |
247
W. 37th St., 10th Floor, New York, NY 10018 |
(877) 777-1420 |
http://support.actionagainsthunger.org/donate |
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| American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee, JDC: Myanmar
Cyclone Relief |
P.O.
Box 530, 132 East 43rd St., New York, NY 10017 |
(212) 687-6200 |
http://www.jdc.org |
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| American Jewish World Service |
45
W. 36th St., 11th Floor, New York, NY 10016 |
(800) 889-7146 |
http://www.ajws.org |
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| American Red Cross International Response Fund |
P.O.
Box 37243, Washington, DC 20013 |
(800) HELP-NOW |
http://www.redcross.org |
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| American Refugee Committee |
430
Oak Grove St., Suite 204, Minneapolis, MN 55403 |
(612) 872-7602 |
http://www.arcrelief.org |
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| AmeriCares |
88
Hamilton Ave., Stamford, CT 06902 |
(800) 486-4357 |
http://www.americares.org |
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| Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team |
6810
Tilden Lane, Rockville, MD 20852 |
(301) 984-0217 |
http://www.amurt.net |
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| Baptist World Aid Myanmar (or Burma) Relief |
405
North Washington St., Falls Church, VA 22046 |
(703) 790-8980 |
http://www.bwanet.org |
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| CARE |
151
Ellis Street N.E., Atlanta, GA 30303 |
(800) 521-2273 |
http://www.care.org |
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| CHF International |
8601
Georgia Ave., #800, Silver Spring, MD 20910 |
(866) 779-2CHF |
http://www.chfinternational.org |
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| Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) |
2850
Kalamazoo Ave., S.E., Grand Rapids, MI 49560-0600 |
(800) 55-CRWRC |
http://www.crwrc.org |
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| Church World Service |
28606 Phillips St., P.O. Box 968, Elkhart, IN 46515 |
(800) 297-1516 |
http://www.churchworldservice.org |
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| Concern Worldwide U.S. |
104
East 40th St., Suite 903, New York, NY 10016 |
(212) 557-8000 |
http://www.concernusa.org |
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| Direct Relief International |
27
South La Patera Lane, Santa Barbara, CA 93117 |
(805) 964-4767 |
http://www.directrelief.org |
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| Episcopal Relief and Development |
815
Second Ave., 7th Floor, New York, NY 10017 |
(800) 334-7626 |
http://www.er-d.org |
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| Food for the Hungry |
1224
East Washington St., Phoenix, AZ 85034 |
(800) 248-6437 |
http://www.fh.org |
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| Habitat for Humanity International Cyclone Nargis |
121
Habitat St., Americus, GA 31709-3498 |
(800) HABITAT |
http://www.habitat.org |
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| International Medical Corps |
1919
Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 400, Santa Monica, CA 90404 |
(800) 481-4462 |
http://www.imcworldwide.org |
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| International Relief Teams |
Attn: Myanmar Cyclone, 4560 Alvarado Canyon Road, Suite 2G,
San Diego, CA 92120 |
(619) 284-7979 |
http://www.irteams.org |
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| International Rescue Committee |
P.O.
Box 96651, Washington, DC 20090-6651; (Note on checks:
Myanmar) |
(877) REFUGEE |
http://www.theIRC.org |
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| Latter-day Saint Charities |
50
East North Temple, 7th Floor, Salt Lake City, UT 84150 |
(800) 453-3860, ext. 23544 |
http://www.lds.org |
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| Lutheran World Relief |
P.O.
Box 17061, Baltimore, MD 21298-9832 |
(800) 597-5972 |
http://www.lwr.org |
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| MAP International Donor Member Services Myanmar
Assistance |
P.O.
Box 7020 Albert Lea, MN 56007-9931 |
(800) 225-8550 |
http://www.map.org |
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| Operation USA, Memo "Myanmar Cyclone |
3617
Hayden Ave., Suite A, Culver City, CA 90232 |
(800) 678-7255 |
http://www.opusa.org |
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| Project HOPE |
255
Carter Hall Lane, Millwood, VA 22646 |
(800) 544-4673 |
http://www.projecthope.org |
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| Relief International |
1575
Westwood Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90024 |
(310) 478-1200 |
http://www.ri.org |
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| Save the Children USA |
54
Wilton Road, Westport, CT 06880 |
(800) 728-3843 |
http://www.savethechildren.org |
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| United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) |
#3019674 Myanmar Emergency, P.O. Box 9068, New York, NY
10087 |
(800) 554-8583 |
http://www.umcor.org |
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| Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, UUSC-UUA Burma
Cyclone Relief Fund |
P.O.
Box 845259, Boston, MA 02284-5259 |
(800) 388-3920 |
http://www.uusc.org |
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| U.S. Fund for UNICEF |
125
Maiden Lane, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10038 |
(800) 4UNICEF |
http://www.unicefusa.org |
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| World Concern |
19303 Fremont Ave. North, Seattle, WA 98133 |
(800) 755-5022, ext.7706 |
http://www.worldconcern.org |
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| World Emergency Relief |
P.O.
Box 131570, Carlsbad, CA 92013 |
(888) 484-4543 |
http://www.worldemergencyrelief.org |
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| World Vision |
P.O.
Box 9716, Federal Way, WA 98063 |
(888) 56-CHILD |
http://www.worldvision.org |
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| Source:
AP |
