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Article: LIVES ON THE LINE; Thousands of Burmese people have perished. Thousands more are at risk. Yet despite worldwide efforts to help the cyclone-torn country, LAURA WRIGHT reports that Burma's isolationist government are still making the delivery of critical supplies as difficult as possible...(Features)
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- Wales On Sunday (Cardiff, Wales)
- Article date:
- May 11, 2008
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Byline: LAURA WRIGHT
AID should be pouring into Burma after a cyclone devastated the country, killing as many as 100,000 people.
But it was not until Thursday, five days after the cyclone hit that the first major international aid airlift was let into the country. And still Burma's isolationist government were blocking the delivery of critical supplies and delaying granting visas to aid workers desperately seeking entry to help the country when it needs it most.
Burma, which has a population of around 48 million, is a country reeling from political ...