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People gather and wait outside Insein prison in Yangon with hopes of seeing their loved ones Sunday after Myanmar's junta said it would release over 1,600 prisoners from jails across the country to mark the Buddhist new year. IMAGES
Yangon, Apr 17 (EFE/EPA).- Myanmar military junta on Saturday released over 20,000 prisoners across the country to mark the traditional new year in Myanmar. (Camera: STRINGER) SHOT LIST: RELATIVES AND FRIENDS WAIT OUTSIDE THE INSEIN PRISON IN YANGON, MYANMAR.
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"At least 800,000 people in the path of the cyclone need emergency food assistance" says Anthea Webb, the World Food Programme's deputy director for Asia and the Pacific. Reporting on the impact of Cyclone Mocha five days after the devastating storm barrelled through Myanmar, Webb adds that "greater needs for food, shelter, water, health and other humaniarian aid are expected to be revealed". Earlier on Friday, Myanmar's ruling junta said the death toll had risen to 145 in the country. SOUNDBITE
Kabul, Aug 20 (EFE / EPA).- Some 10,000 people are trying to leave Afghanistan after the Taliban seize power and are crowding into the Kabul airport, according to the Italian NGO Emergency, whose center for War victims in the Afghan capital continue to receive gunshot wounds.FOOTAGE OF KABUL AIRPORT, AFGHANISTAN.