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| UN frustrated at Burma response | UN frustrated at Burma response |
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| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he is "immensely frustrated" at Burma's slow response to the cyclone that hit the country nine days ago. | UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said he is "immensely frustrated" at Burma's slow response to the cyclone that hit the country nine days ago. |
| Mr Ban said the aid that has been trickling into Burma could be just a 10th of what was needed. | Mr Ban said the aid that has been trickling into Burma could be just a 10th of what was needed. |
| He said he had still not been able to speak to Burmese leader Gen Than Shwe. | He said he had still not been able to speak to Burmese leader Gen Than Shwe. |
| The official toll for the cyclone has risen to almost 32,000, although foreign aid workers say the real number of dead may be much higher. | The official toll for the cyclone has risen to almost 32,000, although foreign aid workers say the real number of dead may be much higher. |
| 'Critical point' | 'Critical point' |
| Mr Ban said on Monday that the reaction of the regime of Burma - also known as Myanmar - to the cyclone had been "unacceptably slow". | Mr Ban said on Monday that the reaction of the regime of Burma - also known as Myanmar - to the cyclone had been "unacceptably slow". |
| "We are at a critical point. Unless more aid gets into the country very quickly, we face an outbreak of infectious diseases that could dwarf today's current crisis," Mr Ban said. | "We are at a critical point. Unless more aid gets into the country very quickly, we face an outbreak of infectious diseases that could dwarf today's current crisis," Mr Ban said. |
| "I therefore call in the most strenuous terms on the government of Myanmar to put its people's lives first." | "I therefore call in the most strenuous terms on the government of Myanmar to put its people's lives first." |
| UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged Burma's leaders to co-operate in aid efforts | |
| Earlier on Monday the first US aid flight was allowed to land in Rangoon, after days of negotiation. | Earlier on Monday the first US aid flight was allowed to land in Rangoon, after days of negotiation. |
| The US said it had permission to send in two further flights, and was offering an extra $13m in aid for Burma. | The US said it had permission to send in two further flights, and was offering an extra $13m in aid for Burma. |
| The plane was carrying 12,700kg of supplies including mosquito nets, blankets and water. | The plane was carrying 12,700kg of supplies including mosquito nets, blankets and water. |
| In addition, aircraft from medical relief agencies Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and Medecins du Monde (MDM) arrived, loaded with a total of 56 tonnes of aid. | In addition, aircraft from medical relief agencies Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and Medecins du Monde (MDM) arrived, loaded with a total of 56 tonnes of aid. |
| UN humanitarian head John Holmes said there had been "some slight improvement again in the last few days, particularly in the last 24 hours." | UN humanitarian head John Holmes said there had been "some slight improvement again in the last few days, particularly in the last 24 hours." |
| Thirty-four visas for UN staff were being granted or expected to be granted, he said. | Thirty-four visas for UN staff were being granted or expected to be granted, he said. |
| But he added that this was "clearly nothing like enough for the scale of the problem we're trying to deal with". | But he added that this was "clearly nothing like enough for the scale of the problem we're trying to deal with". |