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"The foreign ministry said Burma was happy to accept overseas aid, but insisted that it would control the distribution itself. The statement follows pressure from the United Nations to speed up the issuing of visas to foreign relief experts.
Some aid has made it in, but experts stress that much more is needed.
Dozens of aid experts are reported to be waiting for visas in neighbouring Thailand - but the Burmese embassy there has now closed for a public holiday until next Tuesday."
"But at least 40 UN expert staff are waiting in Bangkok for visas - and two members of a specialist UN disaster assessment team were also denied access when they arrived in Burma, despite apparently having the correct documents."
part of your country is in fucking ruins, you stupid pricks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7391535.stm
Some aid has made it in, but experts stress that much more is needed.
Dozens of aid experts are reported to be waiting for visas in neighbouring Thailand - but the Burmese embassy there has now closed for a public holiday until next Tuesday."
"But at least 40 UN expert staff are waiting in Bangkok for visas - and two members of a specialist UN disaster assessment team were also denied access when they arrived in Burma, despite apparently having the correct documents."
part of your country is in fucking ruins, you stupid pricks.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7391535.stm