A US military plane with aid supplies landed in Myanmar as the cyclone-ravaged country reported that nearly 32 thousand people had died. Myanmar eased up just a little, agreeing to allow two more US flights and issue 34 visas to United Nations relief staff. But Myanmar remains sealed for the most part, preventing foreigners from coming in to help distribute aid. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was exasperated. (SOUNDBITE) (English) BAN KI-MOON, UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL, SAYING: "I want to register my deep concern and immense frustration at the unacceptably slow response to this grave humanitarian crisis." The Yangon government still won't let in foreign helicopters or boats, but the US sent three Navy ships anyway for delivering aid supplies to the region. And Britain sent one ship. As of Monday only a fraction of the foreign aid has reached the 1-and-a-half million people facing hunger and disease. Survivors sought shelter in schools and monasteries, but it could...
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