U.N.: Myanmar survivors forced from camps

Aid workers still waiting to get in
Foreign aid workers are still awaiting visas, and the government is taking 48 hours to process requests to enter the Irrawaddy delta, the groups said.

They said the International Red Cross was waiting for permission to send 30 foreign staffers into the delta.

“We urge speedy implementation of all agreements, on access, visas and use of logistical assets,” Skavdal said. “We need to see more relief experts, including (those) from the (International Red Cross), getting into the delta as soon as possible without bureaucratic hindrance.”

While saying there have been “promising indications that the government is moving in an overall right direction,” the real test remains implementation on the ground, he said.

An estimated 2.4 million people remain homeless and hungry after the May 2-3 cyclone hit Myanmar, also known as Burma. Myanmar’s government says the cyclone killed 78,000 people and left another 56,000 missing.

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