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Myanmar: Three-year cyclone relief plan

Wednesday, February 11th, 2009 @ 23:03 UTC

by Mong Palatino

Countries:: Myanmar (Burma)
Topics:: Disaster, Humanitarian, Relief & Rescue
Languages:: English

According to The Irrawaddy, the Tripartite Core Group of Burma has a 3-year recovery and preparedness plan and will seek US $691 million to continue the Cyclone Nargis relief effort. Nargis hit Myanmar last May 2008 which killed and displaced hundreds of thousands in the country.

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