Burma’s military junta has repeatedly delayed aid shipments and rejected visas for foreign aid workers. On Sunday, relief efforts suffered another setback when a Red Cross boat sank after it hit a submerged tree trunk. The boat was carrying one of the first international aid shipments. Earlier today, the first US flight carrying aid was allowed to land in Burma. The C-130 was carrying 28,000 pounds of supplies, including mosquito nets, blankets and water. Samson Jeyakumar of World Vision said Burma’s government must allow more aid to enter the country.

Samson Jeyakumar: “It is very obvious for thousands of people that we help, there are tens of thousands of people who have not yet been reached. And that is what we are trying to do for this moment.”