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Jun 04, 2008

US ships abort Myanmar mercy mission (AP)

In this Monday May 19, 2008 file photo, survivors of Cyclone Nargis rush to get first in line to receive donated goods from a local donor at a monastery outside the capital of Yangon, Myanmar. One month after the devastating cyclone hit Myanmar, the United Nations said Tuesday that more than 1 million survivors were still without basic relief. (AP Photo, File)AP - U.S. Navy ships are leaving Myanmar after failing to get the junta's permission to unload aid to "ease the suffering of hundreds of thousands" of cyclone survivors, the top U.S. military commander in the Pacific said Tuesday.