Article: VOA NEWS: CYCLONE NARGIS UNDERSCORES CHALLENGES IN DELIVERING AID TO BURMA

The Voice of America issued the following story:

By Pros Laput

In May, Cyclone Nargis devastated much of Burma. It also demonstrated the weakness of the international community in trying to deal with the country. For weeks, the military government blocked efforts to help more than two million survivors of the storm. This final report, in a three-part series, looks at the challenge the international community faces in responding to the humanitarian crisis. Heda Bayron has this report, from producer Pros Laput.

The damage from Cyclone Nargis was quickly apparent. Some 140,000 people were dead or missing. Hundreds of thousands were homeless. And thousands of homes, schools, businesses and ...

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