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VIDEO: More US aid heads to Myanmar

15 May 2008 11:48:00 GMT

Source: AlertNet

May 14 - More US aid lands in Myanmar but officials refuse to let in more foreign workers and equipment.

A UN official said he's not ruling out air drops of relief supplies if barriers to aid are not lifted.

Fred Katayama reports.

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