Myanmar Hit by Cyclone & Refuse Help
A cyclone hit Myanmar - also known as Burma - on Saturday and has killed more than 20,000 people in the deadliest natural disaster the country has faced in recorded history. International aid agencies began distributing food in Myanmar's commercial capital today but there is uncertainty whether the assistance will reach people stranded in the remoter reaches of the country. A growing list of countries have pledged aid and assistance but there appeared to be disagreement as to how to handle Myanmar's authoritarian government, which is suspicious of international interference. "If it were a different situation we would be mobilizing some helicopters now," said Tony Banbury, the regional director of the United Nations World Food Program. "We recognize that the government may not want international helicopters flying in their country for better or worse."
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