May 8, 2008 12:04 PM

Yangon, Myanmar: "People tell stories of spending the night of the cyclone hanging onto trees all night long"

The international community's frustration with the Myanmar government's intransigence continues. In the face of continuing delays in allowing aid into the country, it seems that the U.S. is now considering air drops, although it's acknowledged that this is a far from ideal situation, but better than nothing. However, one aid group is in Myanmar and already sending out reports on the devastation. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), a group that we're supporting in 2008, is there on the ground, and its head of mission in Yangon sends a voice from the field:

People are extremely traumatized. One man, a sailor, told us his village had been completely destroyed. He said he had no news of the 4,000 inhabitants of a neighboring village, which is to this day still under water. People tell stories of spending the night of the cyclone hanging on to trees all night long, while watching their villages being destroyed.

For the full story, click here. Although MSF is doing what they can, much, much more aid is needed. MSF urges the Myanmar government to issue emergency visas and allow relief shipments to arrive.