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Aid workers are congregating from across the country in Southwestern China in the wake of the massive earthquake.

Meanwhile, thousands of troops have been sent to repair dangerous cracks in the region's dams, which could pose further threats.

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Co-host Steve Inskeep talks to Adm. Timothy Keating, head of U.S. Pacific Command, about his attempts to get Myanmar's military government to allow more relief flights into the country.

The survivors of Myanmar's devastating cyclone are growing increasingly desperate as foreign aid remained at a trickle, and overstretched aid workers struggled to reach hard-hit areas.

Myanmar officials said it will accept foreign aid but not foreign aid workers. The statement follows pressure from the United Nations to speed up the issuing of visas for foreign relief experts.

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