US defence chief accuses Burma junta of criminal neglect

MORE people will perish in Burma’s cyclone disaster zone unless the regime lifts restrictions on foreign aid, US Defence Secretary Robert Gates warned yesterday, accusing it of “criminal neglect”.

US defence chief accuses Burma junta of criminal neglect

Nearly a month after the storm tore through swathes of Burma, about 60% of the 2.4 million survivors remain without foreign aid, despite some opening-up by the military rulers after an intense UN-led diplomatic push.

The junta blocked entry to overseas aid workers after Cyclone Nargis pummelled the impoverished nation on May 2, leaving 133,000 people dead or missing.

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