Myanmar Junta Allows US Relief Flights
Myanmar's junta has given the US military permission to fly in relief supplies for the survivors of cyclone Nargis, Thai supreme commander Boonsrang Niumpradit told Reuters on Thursday, May 8, 2008. A US embassy official confirmed the decision. The decision was a surprise given the huge distrust and acrimony between the former Burma's generals and Washington. Aid has been trickling into Myanmar, although experts feared it would be too little to cope with the aftermath of Nargis, which left up to 100,000 feared dead.