The military rulers of Myanmar seem to be determined to keep out the world and allow their fellow citizens to suffer. Allowed to contunue, another wave of disaster and death will follow the cyclone catastrophe:

“YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Police barred foreign aid workers from reaching cyclone survivors in hard-hit areas Tuesday, while emergency food shipments backed up at the main airport for Myanmar’s biggest city.

Relief workers reported some storm survivors were being given spoiled or poor-quality food rather than nutrition-rich biscuits sent by international donors, adding to fears that the ruling military junta in the Southeast Asian country could be misappropriating assistance.”

link: Myanmar police block aid workers, food piles up

Clearly, this is a ‘crime against humanity’. With each passing day, the death toll mounts. The international community cannot delay.

Catherine Forsythe
Director of Operations
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Tags: cyclone relief, crimes against humanity, military junta, relief workers