(May, 13 2008) – The U.N. says only a tiny portion of international aid is reaching Myanmar's cyclone victims amid reports the military regime hoards the best for itself.
The reports say rotten food is being doled out to victims.
Richard Horsey, the spokesman for the U.N. humanitarian operation in Bangkok, Thailand, says it's frustrating that the pace of the aid remains sluggish 10 days after the storm.
The cyclone devastated Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta on May 3, leaving about 62,000 people dead or missing according to the government count.
The U.N. has suggested the death toll is likely to be more than 100,000.
Some two million survivors, mostly poor rice farmers, are facing disease and starvation.
The U.N. says bottlenecks, logistics problems and government-imposed restrictions are slowing the effort. More American supplies were flown in today.
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