WORLD
Myanmar Cyclone Aid Suspended After Govt. Seizes Supplies
2008-05-09 06:17am
The United Nations suspended aid shipments to the weather-ravaged southeast Asian nation of Myanmar Friday after the ruling military junta there began seizing supplies meant for the country's beleagured citizens.
A UN spokesman said 38 tons of supplies, which included high-energy biscuits, had been confiscated by the government.
At least 62,000 people are dead or missing in Myanmar, also known as Burma. Tens of thousands more are missing; some believe more than 100,000 people have been killed following last week's deadly cyclone.
Reports say a number of bodies floating and rotting in stands of water have been spotted throughout the hardest-hit areas.
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