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YANGON, Myanmar — The directors of several relief organizations in Myanmar said Wednesday that some of the international aid arriving into the country for the victims of Cyclone Nargis was being stolen, diverted or warehoused by the country's army.
After six days and reports of no aid arriving yet, I wrote 17 friends in Manila seeking answers as to why more aid had not reached those devastated by this natural disaster.
James Fisher of Calaid, which coordinates the storage and distribution of aid to the camp outside the French port, said the organisation was now struggling to cope with the quantities of aid arriving and the number of people wanting to come and volunteer.
But a BBC team has been to a district north of the capital, where the largest number of people died, and found no evidence of any aid arriving.
"If this continues, if there's no international aid, military aid arriving for the residents of Kobane and these Kurdish fighters that are fighting in Kobane, it could fall into the hands of IS," he said.
The Houthi-controlled port city is a key avenue for aid arriving into Yemen for millions of starving citizens.
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FEMA aid arrived quickly this time, and in large quantities.
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