Thursday, May 8, 2008

Local Burmese groups help cyclone victims


Lisa Amin Reporting
ABC7 News - Watch Video

FREMONT, CA (KGO) -- As international relief groups struggle to get relief into Myanmar, some Bay Area groups are going through back channels to help out friends and family over there. A number of Burmese groups came together on Wednesday night in Fremont.

They're images seen around the world of the cyclone that tore apart villages, homes, and lives.

It's a pain that resonates and is felt thousands of miles away in the Bay Area. Dozens gathered in Fremont to figure out an action plan to help friends and family in the country they still call 'Burma.' Those in Fremont found the hampered and slow moving relief efforts frustrating. READ MORE»

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