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Agencies accepting Myanmar cyclone donations

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Thai air force personnel and Myanmar soldiers unload boxes of food and supplies from a Thai air force C-130 cargo plane in Yangon on May 6.
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updated 6:14 p.m. ET May 7, 2008

The following aid agencies are accepting contributions to help those affected by the cyclone in Myanmar.

Tens of thousands of people were killed and some 2 million lost their homes or seen other impacts. In the southern Irrawaddy Delta region, widespread outbreaks of diarrhea and dysentery have been reported. In seven of the worst affected areas, communities are reporting 90-95 percent damage.

The list is from InterAction, a coalition of aid agencies, which can be contacted at InterAction at (202) 667-8227 or http://www.interaction.org.

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