Red Cross says clean water urgent to prevent disease in Myanmar- May 18, 2008 The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies says clean water is urgently needed to prevent epidemics of waterborne diseases in cyclone-stricken Myanmar. The Red Cross is launching an appeal for $51 million to assist half a million victims of Cyclone Nargis over the next three years. The secretary-general of the Red Cross Federation, Markus Niskala, describes Cyclonehttp://www.aseannewsnetwork.com/2008/05/red-cross-says-clean-water-urgent-to.html |