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Bloated corpses pile up; first U.S. aid flight arrives in Myanmar
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The first U.S. aircraft carrying relief supplies landed in Myanmar Monday. Two more U.S. flights are expected to arrive in the cyclone-ravaged country Tuesday. Though the country's ruling military recently began allowing international aid to enter the country, conditions could get worse. Reports say that people have been reduced to pumping water from ponds filled with the dead. The United Nations estimates that the death toll could reach 100,000. Story | Video | In-Depth | iReport
Here are some agencies that are working to provide emergency relief in Myanmar:
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A lethal Midwest tornado, with winds of up to 175 miles per hour, killed at least 22 people – including a mother protecting her son. The storm ravaged parts of Oklahoma, Missouri and Georgia. States of emergency were declared in Oklahoma and Georgia counties.
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• American Red Cross
• Salvation Army/U.S.
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A massive 7.9-magnitude earthquake killed more than 8,500 people in China and left hundreds trapped under rubble, state run media report. Some 900 students are reported buried under a collapsed school. China's Seismological Bureau said the quake affected more than half the country's provinces and municipalities.
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• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
• World Vision
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People turn to charities when they need help but where do charities turn when they need help? Some of the nation’s biggest charities are trying to figure that out. They report a surge in demand while their donations are slacking off. The people asking for help, though, don’t fit the profile of soup kitchens patrons. Most are working poor who are squeezed by high food and fuel prices and the foreclosure crisis.
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• Atlanta Community Food Bank
• United Food Bank
• America’s Second Harvest
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