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Relief groups scramble to aid Myanmar

Relief groups struggled to get aid to Myanmar as one U.S. diplomat warned that the death toll from the cyclone may reach more than 100,000. Officials say that nearly 2,000 square miles of the Asian country is still underwater. Last Friday’s cyclone was the worst disaster the country had suffered in years. Story | Video | In-Depth | iReport

Here are some agencies that are working to provide emergency relief in Myanmar:

U.S.-based organizations

• International Rescue Committee
• International Medical Corps
• Save the Children
• World Vision
• ADRA International
• Other U.S.-based charities

Global organizations

• World Food Programme
• UNICEF
• UN Refugee Agency
• CARE International
• The Salvation Army

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