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> Cyclone Death Toll Soars Past 22,000
>
> AP
> Posted: 2008-05-06 15:30:34
>
> Filed Under: Myanmar Cyclone, Natural Disaster, World News
>
> YANGON, Myanmar (May 6) - The cyclone death toll soared above 22,000 =
on
> Tuesday and more than 41,000 others were missing as foreign =
countries
> mobilized to rush in aid after the country's deadliest storm on =
record,
> state radio re****ted.
>
> Up to 1 million people may be homeless after Cyclone Nargis hit the
> Southeast Asian nation, also known as Burma, early Saturday. Some =
villages
> have been almost totally eradicated and vast rice-growing areas are =
wiped
> out, the World Food Program said.
>
> Images from state television showed large trees and electricity =
poles
> sprawled across roads and roofless houses ringed by large sheets of =
water
> in the Irrawaddy River delta region, which is regarded as Myanmar's =
rice
> bowl.
>
> "From the re****ts we are getting, entire villages have been =
flattened and
> the final death toll may be huge," Mac Pieczowski, who heads the
> International Organization for Migration office in Yangon, said in a
> statement.
>
> Buddhist monks and Catholic nuns wielding knives and axes joined =
Yangon
> residents Tuesday in clearing roads of ancient, fallen trees that =
were
> once the city's pride. And soldiers were out on the streets in large
> numbers for the first time since the cyclone hit, helping to clear =
trees
> as massive as 15 feet in diameter.
>
> President Bush called on Myanmar's military junta to allow the U.S. =
to
> help. The White House said the U.S. will send more than $3 million =
to help
> cyclone victims, up from an initial emergency contribution of =
$250,000.
>
> "We're prepared to move U.S. Navy assets to help find those who have =
lost
> their lives, to help find the missing, to help stabilize the =
situation.
> But in order to do so, the military junta must allow our disaster
> *****sment teams into the country," he said.
>
> Bush spoke at a ceremony where he signed legislation awarding the
> Congressional Gold Medal to Burmese democracy advocate Aung San Suu =
Kyi.
>
> Myanmar's military regime has signaled it will welcome aid supplies =
for
> victims of a devastating cyclone, the U.N. said Tuesday, clearing =
the way
> for a major relief operation from international organizations.
>
> But U.N. workers were still awaiting their visas to enter the =
country,
> said Elisabeth Byrs of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of
> Humanitarian Affairs.
>
> "The government has shown a certain openness so far," Byrs said. "We =
hope
> that we will get the visas as soon as possible, in the coming hours. =
I
> think the authorities have understood the seriousness of the =
situation and
> that they will act accordingly."
>
> The appeal for outside assistance was unusual for Myanmar's ruling
> generals, who have long been suspicious of international =
organizations and
> closely controlled their activities. Several agencies, including the
> International Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders, have limited =
their
> presence as a consequence.
>
> Allowing any major influx of foreigners could carry risks for the
> military, injecting unwanted outside influence and giving the aid =
givers
> rather than the junta credit for a recovery.
>
> However, keeping out international aid would focus blame squarely on =
the
> military should it fail to restore peoples' livelihoods.
>
> Some aid agencies re****ted their *****sment teams had reached some =
areas
> of the largely isolated region but said getting in supplies and =
large
> numbers of aid workers would be difficult.
>
> The cyclone came only a week ahead of a key referendum on a =
constitution
> that Myanmar's military leaders hoped would go smoothly in its =
favor,
> despite opposition from the country's feisty pro-democracy movement.
> However, the disaster could stir the already tense political =
situation.
>
> State radio also said that Saturday's vote would be delayed until =
May 24
> in 40 of 45 town****ps in the Yangon area and seven in the Irrawaddy =
delta,
> which took the brunt of the weekend storm. It indicated that the =
balloting
> would proceed in other areas as scheduled.
>
> The decision drew swift criticism from dissidents and human rights =
groups
> who question the credibility of the vote and urged the junta to =
focus on
> disaster victims.
>
> Myanmar's generals have hailed the referendum as an im****tant step =
forward
> in their "roadmap to democracy." It offers the first chance for =
voters to
> cast ballots since 1990, and the probability is high they will =
approve the
> constitution - a legal framework the country has lacked for two =
decades.
>
> But critics, including the United Nations, the United States and =
human
> rights groups, question whether it will lead to democracy.
>
> Myanmar has been under military rule since 1962. Its government has =
been
> widely criticized for suppression of pro-democracy parties such as =
the one
> led by Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has been under =
house
> arrest for almost 12 of the past 18 years.
>
> At least 31 people were killed and thousands more were detained when =
the
> military cracked down on peaceful protests in September led by =
Buddhist
> monks and democracy advocates.
>
> Wa****ngton has long been one of the ruling junta's sharpest critics =
for
> its poor human rights record and failure to hand over power to a
> democratically elected government.
>
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so, the=20
military junta must allow our disaster<BR>> *****sment teams into =
the=20
country," he said.<BR>><BR>> Bush spoke at a ceremony where he =
signed=20
legislation awarding the<BR>> Congressional Gold Medal to Burmese =
democracy=20
advocate Aung San Suu Kyi.<BR>><BR>> Myanmar's military regime =
has=20
signaled it will welcome aid supplies for<BR>> victims of a =
devastating=20
cyclone, the U.N. said Tuesday, clearing the way<BR>> for a major =
relief=20
operation from international organizations.<BR>><BR>> But U.N. =
workers=20
were still awaiting their visas to enter the country,<BR>> said =
Elisabeth=20
Byrs of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of<BR>> Humanitarian=20
Affairs.<BR>><BR>> "The government has shown a certain openness =
so far,"=20
Byrs said. "We hope<BR>> that we will get the visas as soon as =
possible, in=20
the coming hours. I<BR>> think the authorities have understood the=20
seriousness of the situation and<BR>> that they will act=20
accordingly."<BR>><BR>> The appeal for outside assistance was =
unusual=20
for Myanmar's ruling<BR>> generals, who have long been suspicious =
of=20
international organizations and<BR>> closely controlled their =
activities.=20
Several agencies, including the<BR>> International Red Cross and =
Doctors=20
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consequence.<BR>><BR>> Allowing any major influx of foreigners =
could=20
carry risks for the<BR>> military, injecting unwanted outside =
influence and=20
giving the aid givers<BR>> rather than the junta credit for a=20
recovery.<BR>><BR>> However, keeping out international aid would =
focus=20
blame squarely on the<BR>> military should it fail to restore =
peoples'=20
livelihoods.<BR>><BR>> Some aid agencies re****ted their =
*****sment teams=20
had reached some areas<BR>> of the largely isolated region but said =
getting=20
in supplies and large<BR>> numbers of aid workers would be=20
difficult.<BR>><BR>> The cyclone came only a week ahead of a key =
referendum on a constitution<BR>> that Myanmar's military leaders =
hoped=20
would go smoothly in its favor,<BR>> despite opposition from the =
country's=20
feisty pro-democracy movement.<BR>> However, the disaster could =
stir the=20
already tense political situation.<BR>><BR>> State radio also =
said that=20
Saturday's vote would be delayed until May 24<BR>> in 40 of 45 =
town****ps in=20
the Yangon area and seven in the Irrawaddy delta,<BR>> which took =
the brunt=20
of the weekend storm. It indicated that the balloting<BR>> would =
proceed in=20
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criticism=20
from dissidents and human rights groups<BR>> who question the =
credibility=20
of the vote and urged the junta to focus on<BR>> disaster=20
victims.<BR>><BR>> Myanmar's generals have hailed the referendum =
as an=20
im****tant step forward<BR>> in their "roadmap to democracy." It =
offers the=20
first chance for voters to<BR>> cast ballots since 1990, and the=20
probability is high they will approve the<BR>> constitution - a =
legal=20
framework the country has lacked for two decades.<BR>><BR>> But =
critics,=20
including the United Nations, the United States and human<BR>> =
rights=20
groups, question whether it will lead to democracy.<BR>><BR>> =
Myanmar=20
has been under military rule since 1962. Its government has =
been<BR>>=20
widely criticized for suppression of pro-democracy parties such as the =
one<BR>> led by Suu Kyi, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate who has been =
under=20
house<BR>> arrest for almost 12 of the past 18 =
years.<BR>><BR>> At=20
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the<BR>>=20
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Buddhist<BR>> monks and democracy advocates.<BR>><BR>> =
Wa****ngton has=20
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poor=20
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