By Julia Zappei – The Associated Press
Posted : Wednesday Jul 23, 2008 11:42:01 EDT
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — The U.S. has urged Asia-Pacific air forces to plan and cooperate more in disaster relief efforts, saying Tuesday that the region faces a “tremendous potential” for calamities like Myanmar’s Cyclone Nargis. “The tragedy with Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar was something that could have been avoided. Not the fact that the weather and the floods came but the fact assistance and a helping hand did not come in a timely manner,” he said.
http://www.airforcetimes.com/news/2008/07/ap_malaysia_072208/