May 6 – France questions whether Myanmar’s military rulers will deliver international aid to those affected by Cyclone Nargis.
The country’s ruling generals are allowing food and other emergency supplies to enter but they have not yet approved visas for some foreign aid workers seeking to assess the full extent of the damage.
Paul Chapman reports.
Doubts over Myanmar aid plan
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Myanmar is awake and receiving aid.
$12 million has been given by doners.
Nobody is surprised that offers for help were accepted.
Myanmar is approving visas for overseas aid workers.
The U.S. is reluctant to provide aid.
"Burma has definitely accepted International aid."
The French foreign minister is happy for the Burmese authorities to distribute the aid.
The number of dead is still rising although only a little.
41,000 are missing according to International news sources.
The winds gusted at 119KM p.h. and there was a tidal serge of 3.5m.
