UN aid reaches cyclone-hit delta in Burma

United Nations helicopters loaded with relief supplies have reached areas of Burma’s Irrawaddy delta that were cut off from regular aid since the devastating cyclone five weeks ago.

UN aid reaches cyclone-hit delta in Burma

United Nations helicopters loaded with relief supplies have reached areas of Burma’s Irrawaddy delta that were cut off from regular aid since the devastating cyclone five weeks ago.

Four of the five aircraft that arrived over the weekend shuttled emergency supplies like rice and water purification systems to area villages, said Paul Risley, a UN World Food Programme spokesman.

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