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Disasters in Myanmar: Natural and Man-made
The Myanmar government's continued refusal to facilitate aid to its own people has raised a challenging question: would an invasion for "humanitarian purposes" make things better or worse? Also, the devastating earthquake in China, and Mexico's deadly struggle against organized crime.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe Myanmar government's continued refusal to facilitate aid to its own people has raised a challenging question: would an invasion for "humanitarian purposes" make things better or worse? We update the extent of the disaster and the prospects for international intervention. Also, rescue operations in China where a devastating earthquake has killed 12,000, and Mexico's deadly fight against organized crime has raised fears in that country. Is any law-enforcement official safe from assassination.
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In China, some 12,000 have died and 18,000 reportedly are buried beneath the rubble in one city alone after the biggest earthquake in decades. Fifty thousand Chinese troops are part of the rescue effort, which the BBC calls "chaotic yet organized."
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China has mobilized massive resources to deal with yesterday's earthquake. More than a week after the cyclone hit Myanmar it's a different story. The Burmese government now concedes that 60,000 have died since the Cyclone Nargis struck the Irrawaddy River Delta a week from last Saturday.
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