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China says foreign aid offers 'welcome' Beijing (AFP) May 13, 2008 
China said Tuesday it "welcomed" the offers of aid that have come in from around the world following a devastating earthquake that has caused nearly 10,000 confirmed deaths so far. "After the earthquake, the international community offered its support and sympathy to China. China and its people express their thanks and their welcome toward that," foreign ministry spokesman Qin Gang said. ... read more |
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Soldiers trek in as army leads China's quake rescue race
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 13, 2008Chinese soldiers and relief workers trudged through rugged terrain and driving rain on Tuesday in a frantic race to reach devastated communities cut off by a powerful earthquake. China's massive army is spearheading the desperate relief effort following Monday's 7.9-magnitude earthquake in the country's southwest, with more than 50,000 People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops sent into the disa ... more Bodies line the streets as quake town's agony laid bare 
Dujiangyan, China (AFP) May 13, 2008The bodies, some with stiff forearms in front of their faces reflecting the desperate final struggle at the moment of death, were unceremoniously lined up on the road and covered with plastic. Under a downpour that seemed to never end - "the heaven is crying" one resident mused - members of the paramilitary People's Armed Police sifted through the rubble of a nearby office building, draggi ... more Myanmar state media ignore tragedy on the ground 
Yangon (AFP) May 13, 2008Survivors and aid workers emerge from Myanmar's devastated Irrawaddy delta with stories of families wiped out, bodies floating in rice paddies and starving cyclone victims begging by the roadside. But none of that is making it into the tightly controlled state media. Instead, it is generals in medal-covered uniforms handing out food packets, and soldiers clearing trees from the roads, wh ... more UN says Myanmar forcing villagers to leave 
Bangkok (AFP) May 13, 2008Myanmar's military regime is forcing cyclone survivors out of their devastated villages and into other parts of the country, the United Nations said. In an internal report on the situation in the country, whose ruling generals say that 62,000 people are dead or missing, the world body said it was deciding how to address the issue. "There are a growing number of reports of families being ... more WHO sends body bags to Myanmar as corpses rot 
Bangkok (AFP) May 13, 2008The World Health Organisation said Tuesday it had sent body bags to cyclone-hit Myanmar, as experts warned that rotting corpses remain uncollected and pose a major health risk. The United Nations' health arm said the body bags are among shipments of 30,000 surgical masks and 30,000 gloves that have been sent to the Irrawaddy delta region which was obliterated in the May 2 catastrophe. ... more |
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Rochester NY (SPX) May 13, 2008Almost one-third of U.S. parents have a surprisingly low-level knowledge of typical infant development and unrealistic expectations for their child's physical, social and emotional growth, according research from the University of Rochester. The new findings, which suggest that such false parenting assumptions can not only impair parent-child interactions, but also rob kids of much-needed ... more China did not detect deadly quake: report 
Beijing (AFP) May 12, 2008Chinese authorities did not detect any warning signs ahead of Monday's earthquake that killed more than 8,600 people, state media reported. "Monitoring before the earthquake did not detect any macroscopic abnormalities, and did not catch any relevant information," said Deng Changwen, deputy head of Sichuan province's earthquake department. But Deng, quoted by the Chengdu Business Newspap ... more Myanmar cyclone's youngest survivors face trauma: UN 
Bangkok (AFP) May 12, 2008The youngest survivors of Myanmar's catastrophic cyclone, some of them lost or separated from their families, are at risk of further trauma, the UN children's fund said Monday. UNICEF said it was setting up special areas in relief camps to support children and try to create a sense of normal life with makeshift schools. "In any situation where you have children living under extremely str ... more UN to Myanmar: 'Act now or more lives will be lost' 
Bangkok (AFP) May 12, 2008The United Nations said Monday it was still awaiting two-dozen visas for its foreign staff to enter Myanmar, and that the regime had to act fast to prevent more deaths in the aftermath of a cyclone. The UN said 24 of its staff were awaiting permission to enter the secretive nation, which says it will not let foreigners direct the relief effort despite massive devastation from the storm that ... more |
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Bangkok (AFP) May 11, 2008A sprawling new capital dubbed the "Abode of Kings", lavish weddings for family members, palatial villas -- Myanmar's ruling generals appear to have few qualms about spending money. But as the death toll from the catastrophic cyclone mounts and up to two million people wait for food, water and medicine, precious little of their resources have been devoted to the relief effort. The regime ... more Aid falls far short of Myanmar's urgent needs: relief groups 
Yangon (AFP) May 12, 2008Aid groups said Sunday that supplies trickling into cyclone-hit Myanmar were far less than was needed, as the faltering relief effort suffered a new blow with the sinking of a Red Cross boat. The boat, carrying vital supplies of drinking water, rice, and purification tablets, hit a submerged tree trunk as it travelled by river through the disaster zone. Much of the aid was lost, but no one w ... more Bacteria epidemic at Madrid hospital claimed 18 lives: report 
Madrid (AFP) May 11, 2008At least 18 people died in a bacteria epidemic that infected more than 250 patients over a period of 20 months at one of Madrid's main hospitals, a report said Sunday. The deaths at the 12th October University Hospital were caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, a highly virulent hospital-acquired infection that has strains that are resistant to most drugs, El Pais daily reported. The situat ... more Burma Cyclone Response Depending On Earth Observation Satellites 
Guilford UK (SPX) May 09, 2008As the death toll in Burma grows following Cyclone Nargis, so the continuing devastation and flooding caused is recorded by UK-based satellite imaging company DMCii Ltd. Satellite images are being used by the United Nation's UNOSAT to detect floodwater and to estimate the likely impact on villages and townships. The images taken from space are compared with those recorded prior to the cycl ... more
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