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VIDEO: Monks fill aid gap for storm orphans
23 Jun 2008 09:57:00 GMT
Source: AlertNet
Jun. 22 - Children who lost their parents when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar rely on monasteries for food and shelter.

UNICEF says at least 2, 000 children have been orphaned or separated from their families by the huge storm that struck in May.

Up to 134, 000 people were killed and 2.4 million left destitute but the ruling military has been reluctant to admit foreign aid organisations to help.

Paul Chapman reports.

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