Aid Groups Decry Closing of Relief Camps in Myanmar

International aid groups criticized the Myanmar government on Tuesday for forcing displaced people to leave cyclone relief camps, reports Reuters.

One month after Cyclone Nargis hit the country formerly known as Burma, United Nations officials and aid experts are still trying to determine the extent of the damage.

The United Nations called the Myanmar government’s decision to evict people from relief camps “unacceptable,” with many evicted persons returning to areas hit hard by the storm.

The policy is apparently aimed at preventing the relief camps from becoming permanent, although the government has not responded to questions from the United Nations or international relief groups.