US Disaster Team Awaiting Green Light From Myanmar
US Disaster Team Awaiting Green Light From Myanmar
Myanmar, which is under heavy US sanctions, has so far refused an offer of help from a US disaster response team after a cyclone killed thousands of people at the weekend, the State Department said on Monday. The US Embassy in Myanmar issued a disaster declaration authorizing the immediate release of $250,000 in assistance after the cyclone hit the impoverished country, State Department spokesman Tom Casey said.
Publication Date:
06/05/2008