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Many Burmese Still Awaiting Aid

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PYINMAGON, Burma, May 30 -- This rice-farming village in the Irrawaddy Delta, one of countless communities devastated by Tropical Cyclone Nargis, can be reached only by boat, a trip of up to two hours, depending on the tide. So while people in more accessible places have begun to get help, Pyinma … Continue Reading »

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