The UN says it is "disappointed" with Myanmar over its failure to allow foreign relief workers and supplies into the country quickly after being hit by one of the worst cyclone's in living memory.
| Not that the UN is gonna do anything about it, mind you. The generals have been ruling since 1962, and they haven't become more competent over the years. By this point, hard as it is on the poor Burmese, any aid is a waste. |
The UN's secretary-general has called on the country's military rulers to postpone a referendum due on Saturday on the country's constitution. Despite more than a million people being left homeless after Cyclone Nargis swept through the country on Saturday leaving an estimated 100,000 people dead, the government plans to press ahead with the vote. International attempts to get relief supplies and aid workers into the isolationist country were still encountering problems on Thursday, six days after the cyclone hit, with many residents remaining without food and shelter. Corpses rotting in the flood waters are adding to the health hazard. John Holmes, the UN humanitarian chief, told reporters on Thursday: "I am disappointed that we have not had more results."
| I'm disappointed that Annette Haven's not in her prime anymore. Can't do anything about that, either. |
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