(AP) About 250 experts from the U.N., the Myanmar government and Southeast Asian nations headed into the Irrawaddy delta on trucks, boat and helicopters for a village-by-village survey, the United Nations said. Over 10 days, they will determine how much... 

(Bloomberg) — Myanmar’s southern Irrawaddy River Delta is in “critical” need of aid after this month’s cyclone, and access for international teams trying to help 2.4 million survivors is slow, relief workers said. “We... 

YANGON, Myanmar - The U.S. military ordered navy ships loaded with relief aid off Myanmar’s coast to leave the area Thursday after the ruling junta refused to give them permission to help survivors of last month’s devastating cyclone. Adm.... 

(AP) YANGON, Myanmar - Myanmar’s military government is forcing cyclone victims out of shelters and refugee camps and sending some back to their devastated villages with virtually no aid supplies, United Nations and church officials said Friday. Eight... 

Myanmar (AP) - Myanmar’s junta insists health conditions are normal in Myanmar’s devastated Irawaddy delta. But in many areas of the delta, they are a recipe for disease. “Shelter is the most important thing we need,” Myint Hlaing... 

YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met with Myanmar’s prime minister Thursday and toured the cyclone-ravaged Irrawaddy Delta by helicopter. On Friday, he plans to talk with the country’s leader, Senior Gen. Than... 

We are in contact with Christians ministering to disaster victims in Myanmar. Here is the latest news from one of our partners: “All of the orphanages have sustained great damage but thankfully no injuries or loss of life. They have lost most of... 

We are partnering with Christians who are offering hope and Good News to those devastated by the cyclone. Here is the latest: “One of the evangelists who ministers in the prisons lost her home. In other areas, the “squatters” (those... 

We continue to receive updates from our indigenous ministry partners in Myanmar about God’s faithfulness in the midst of crisis: “Many have lost all their homes. No power, so there is no water. I heard it will take two months. We are glad... 

The Red Cross has reported that the death toll in the Myanmar cyclone may be as high as 127,990. That number will not only continue to grow due the shortages of food and clean water, but has the potential to grow because of breaking news that there is... 

We are getting reports from our partners on the ground. Initial contact from our primary partners indicated that they were safe and assessing the damage and need. In fact, our director of operations sends the following update: “To get access to e-mail... 

Myanmar (AP) “All my 28 family members have died. I am the only survivor.” A heartbroken fisherman explained that his home in Bogalay was completely destroyed by the cyclone and that the powerful waves from the storm took the lives of all... 

Martin Fletcher, NBC News Correspondent describes what he can only imagine and what we cannot begin to fathom: Aid is beginning to reach the hungry, thirsty, sick survivors, but at this point, it has been over a week since the cyclone hit. Imagine huddling... 

GENEVA (AP) – So many obstacles are keeping outside relief workers from reaching hundreds of thousands of people in Myanmar. Many around the world are trying to help, but the lack of transport and infrastructure are complicating usually rapid international... 

A feature today on Time.com shows a boy carrying a jerican of water in Bogalay, in the Irrawaddy Delta and the background looks like a bomb hit the town. Like hundreds of villages across the delta, almost all the bamboo shacks in Mya Hen’s hamlet... 

According to The Irrawaddy, a news vehicle that covers Burma and Southeast Asia reported Local sources in Laputta Township, a township of 200,000 located in the hard hit southwestern portion of the delta state the local conditions are horrible. The source... 

BANKOK, May 5 (Reuters) – Richard Horsey of ther UN disaster response office in Bankok stated, “We know that it’s several hundred thousand needing shelter and clean drinking water, but how many hundred thousand we just don’t know.” The disaster... 

Yangon, May 3 (Reuters) – A huge tropical cyclone struck Myanmar’s main city on Saturday, forcing authorities to close the airport. Cyclone Nargis hit the capital, Yangon, with winds over 120 mph and a storm surge of up to 12 feet in the coastal...