Nigerian Times

11 May 2008 12:57 Africa/Lagos UNICEF REPORT: Desperate Conditions for Children in Camps Without Clean Water as Cyclone Aftermath Worsens NEW YORK, May 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The situation for children continues to worsen in Myanmar as thousands of children have been separated from their families, many more are living in desperate conditions in relief camps, and some are drinking water from ponds covered with dead bodies, a UNICEF report stated today. The information is contained in a new situation report received from UNICEF's 10 offices in Myanmar. It details the most urgent needs of women and children and clearly shows the magnitude of devastation in the delta region. In Bogalay Township, ponds are covered with dead bodies of humans and animals. Currently, people are trying to pump water from the pond, which can be bleached, but it can only serve the nearby communities. Also in this township, hospitals are overcrowded with up to 6,000 patients every day. The very grave th...

Support victims of the cyclone in Myanmar (Burma). Burma has never known real peace since the end of World War Two. The late Marshall Kebby and my father Sunday "Sunny" Eke fought as soldiers of the Royal West African Frontier Force with the British Army against the Japanese. They would have been able to tell me more about the Cyclone Nargis that has left hundreds of thousands of people dead and missing in Myanmar. I am calling on you to join Google and others in the global Support victims of the cyclone in Myanmar (Burma). Support victims of the cyclone in Myanmar (Burma). 9 May 2008 00:03 Africa/Lagos Aid Urgently Needed in Myanmar (Burma): Lutheran World Relief Responds BALTIMORE, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Lutheran World Relief is supplying desperately needed emergency aid to Myanmar (Burma) in the wake of the devastating cyclone that struck there over the weekend. Lutheran World Relief is responding through our international partners in the global aid allianc...