Burmese cyclone survivors carry their belongings as they walk near damaged houses at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. EPA/EPA PHOTO
A Burmese cyclone survivor searchs through the debris of his house at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
An employee of the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) transports aid supplies for Myanmar in the centre for logistics of the SRC in Bern, Switzerland on 14 May 2008. The Swiss Red Cross delivers blankets, kitchen sets, and material to purify water to Myanmar. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER
An employee of the Swiss Red Cross (SRC) transports aid supplies for Myanmar in the centre for logistics of the SRC in Bern, Switzerland on 14 May 2008. The Swiss Red Cross delivers blankets, kitchen sets, and material to purify water to Myanmar. EPA/PETER KLAUNZER
A Burmese cyclone survivor woman carries her son near a tent at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese cyclone survivors stay under a makeshift shelter at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
A Burmese cyclone survivor man takes a rest with his dog near his damaged house at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
A Burmese cyclone survivor boy walks on a damaged house at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
A Burmese cyclone survivor smile as she carries a bag of rice at a cyclon devastated area near Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese cyclone survivor children play inside a makeshift shelter at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese cyclone survivors rebuild their house at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese women carry their belongings at a cyclon devastated area in Kaw Hmo, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
A Burmese monk walks past collapsed trees at a cyclon devastated area in Kaw Hmo, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese women carry their belongings at a cyclon devastated area in Kaw Hmo, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008.A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese women take a rest at a temporary shelter at a cyclon devastated area near Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese children play near collapsed house at a cyclon devastated area in Kunyangon, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese monks walk past a collapsed at a cyclon devastated area in Kaw Hmo, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese monks walk past a collapsed tree at a cyclon devastated area in Kaw Hmo, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
A Burmese woman holding a banner that reads 'USA save our souls in Burma' and a picture of the cyclone Nargis' victims shouts and cries for US's help for the Burmese victims of the cyclone Nargis near the US embassy in Tokyo, Japan, 14 May 2008. The Japan branch of the NLD-LA (National League for Democracy-Liberated Area) is holding a fund-raising campaign for those who have been victimized by the cyclone Nargis in Myanmar. EPA/DAI KUROKAWA
Myanmar workers walk on their way to carry aid at Yangon airport, Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Myanmar airport workers carry bag of passengers at Yangon airport, Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Burmese children play near collapsed trees at a cyclon devastated area in Kaw Hmo, Southern Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
A volunteer from the Singapore Red Cross prepares aid shipments bound for cyclone victims in Myanmar, at an army logistics base in Singapore on 14 May 2008. The relief items include family tents, ready-to-eat meal packets and water purification tablets. EPA/Norman Ng
Myanmar workers wait for carry aid at Yangon airport, Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Myanmar soldiers unload boxes and bags of donated bedding and clothing aid from Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn and royal consort Princess Srirasami, from a C-130 Thai military transport plane at Yangon airport, Myanmar, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/EPA PHOTO
Thai air force officers push boxes and bags of donated bedding and clothing aid into a military transport aircraft to assist Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
Thai air force officers push boxes of donated bedding and clothing aid into a military transport aircraft to assist Myanmar victims of Cyclone Nargis at the military airport in Bangkok, Thailand, 14 May 2008. A storm in the Indian Ocean could be upgraded to a cyclone as it heads toward landfall in Myanmar, which is already reeling from Cyclone Nargis, the Joint Typhoon Warning Centre said Wednesday. Nargis has killed about 100,000 people and has left 1.9 million people in need of food, water, shelter and medicines. Hundreds of thousands of people living in the Irrawaddy Delta and the outskirts of Yangon have gone without relief supplies for the past 12 days because of a combination of poor infrastructure impeding deliveries and a reluctance by Myanmar's ruling junta to facilitate the rapid distribution of aid and allow an influx of professional relief workers who could speed up the process. EPA/NARONG SANGNAK
DaveMay 14th, 2008 - 15:52:31
Why can't an internation body, such as the United Nations, intervene and insure that relief packages get to the people, not just the military.
I am pretty sure that if the UN was to call upon mulitpule countries, that they could actually talk over that small country for a limited time.
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