On May 6, 4:10=A0pm, "ltl...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-05/06/content_8117487.htm
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> Asian countries rally to help cyclone-hit
Myanmarwww.chinaview.cn=A02008-0=
5-06 22:08:19
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> =A0 =A0 HONG KONG, May 6 (Xinhua) -- Asian nations have lined up to help
> the victims of the devastating cyclone in Myanmar, as the first batch
> of aid materials was expected to land in Yangon on Tuesday.
>
> =A0 =A0 Myanmar's Information Minister Kyaw Hsan said on Tuesday that
the
> country welcomed international aids, especially those needed for the
> resumption of the trans****tation, communication and electricity
> supply.
>
> =A0 =A0 A devastating cyclone Nargis ripped through Myanmar's five
> divisions and states over the weekend, leaving at least 22,500 people
> dead and 41,054 missing.
>
> =A0 =A0 The Myanmar government has alloted 5 billion Kyats (4.5 million
> U.S. dollars) for the relief and resettlement work and requested
> immediate international assistance.
>
> =A0 =A0 "I believe that the government and people of Myanmar will soon
> overcome the difficulties caused by the cyclone and restore normal
> life and production," Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said in a message to
> his Myanmar counterpart General Thein Sein.
>
> [...]
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China said it would send initial $1 million in emergency aid in
batches, some of it in cash, to help reconstruction.
Singa****e, which has close ties to Burma, expressed solidarity and
pledged $200,000.
Australia was "ready, willing and able" to send aid, while South Korea
announced it would provide Burma with emergency materials worth
$100,000.
Wa****ngton released an initial sum of $250,000.
The European Union also released 2 million (Bt99 million) in initial
emergency aid.
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