Recovery incomplete 6 months after Myanmar cyclone

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Six months after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar’s coastline, killing tens of thousands of people, aid groups say once-lagging relief efforts have picked up pace but the task of rebuilding and recovery is far from finished. Despite the slow initial response, “the relief effort for the first six months has been successful,” said Ramesh Shrestha, the representative in Myanmar for UNICEF, which has coordinated aid to women and children. “However, we cannot stop now.”



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