Rangoon slackens a bit, bolts border. Medecins du Monde (MdM), the French Red Cross (CRF), Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) and the Group of disaster relief french (GSCF) announced Friday the dispatch of humanitarian and medical equipment and medical reinforcements to Burma by planes from France. A series of ads that comes after that of the USA, declaring that a U.S. military cargo plane atterrirait Monday in Rangoon, in charge of emergency first aid. Medecins du Monde Friday won permission "to send a medical team and reinforcements to charter an aircraft equipment and medicines é m," added the organization. "A first team, a specialist in emergencies, is also sent to strengthen the overall coordination and logistics," according to the text.

MDM has pointed out, furthermore, have received permission to send an exploratory mission in the Irrawaddy delta, the area most affected by Hurricane Nargis, a slight progress compared to the "usual", according to NGOs , Introduced in Burma since 1995. Doctors of the World, which runs a programme of care for people living with HIV in the Kachin State (North) and Rangoon, has shifted since May 5 its activities towards the victims of the hurricane. "Like all NGOs, we need authorisations transport when you move throughout the country, in this case between Rangoon where we have our main office and Kachin State, told AFP Françoise Sivignon , Head of the mission Burma. "The other constraint is imposed on us, on the move is to be accompanied by a liaison officer to monitor a little é s our activities," she added, specifying that the activities of NGOs were known to authorities and governed by a memorandum "revised every three or four years."

In the memorandum "is defined our field of activity in terms of geography and medical activities. Each time we consider an additional medical activity, you need permission, "she said. "You just get Burmese authorities permission to go on an exploratory mission in the area of the delta of the Irrawaddy, so it exceeds our territory of activity, which is a very good thing," said Françoise Sivignon.

Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) announced on its side a first cargo plane carrying 40 tonnes of equipment (clean water, medicines and food) left Bordeaux-Merignac Friday afternoon after receiving authorization landing Saturday in Rangoon. MSF needs to reinforce staff already on site, volunteers of the organization still awaiting their visas, said the NGO. Several other cargo aircraft are ready to take off in the coming days, but are awaiting authorization, MSF added.

The French Red Cross will in turn send 20 tonnes of equipment supply drinking water on board "two flights sp é ciaux, one shared with MDM, departing from Bordeaux-Merignac Saturday And the other from Vatry (Marne) Sunday. This device will produce 600,000 litres of potable water per day to meet the needs of 40,000 people every day, according to the NGO.

Finally, the Group of disaster relief french (GSCF) announced that a team of rescue workers would leave Monday with equipment care and a unit of drinking water with a value of 15,000 euros which will be left on site.