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| Burma impounds UN aid deliveries | Burma impounds UN aid deliveries |
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| The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after the contents of its first delivery were impounded on arrival in the military-ruled country. | The World Food Programme has halted aid shipments to Burma after the contents of its first delivery were impounded on arrival in the military-ruled country. |
| The UN body says the Burmese government seized aid material flown in to help victims of Cyclone Nargis, which has killed tens of thousands. | |
| The WFP said it had no choice but to halt aid until the matter was resolved. | The WFP said it had no choice but to halt aid until the matter was resolved. |
| Burma's ruling generals have faced mounting criticism over their handling of the crisis. | Burma's ruling generals have faced mounting criticism over their handling of the crisis. |
| The UN fears more than 1.5 million people have been affected by the cyclone, with tens of thousands made homeless and vulnerable to disease. | The UN fears more than 1.5 million people have been affected by the cyclone, with tens of thousands made homeless and vulnerable to disease. |
| Burmese state media say 22,980 people were killed, but there are fears the figure could rise to 100,000. | |
| Hundreds of thousands of people have no food, water or shelter. International aid agencies on the ground say they have reached only 10% of those that need help. | |
| Despite this, Burma's foreign ministry issued a statement on Friday saying it was not ready to allow foreign aid workers to enter the country. | |
| The junta said it was happy to accept aid, but insisted it would control the distribution itself. |