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Burma Mourns Cyclone Nargis Victims
Burma will begin three days of mourning today for the tens of thousands of victims who died when a cyclone hit the country more than a fortnight ago. ...
UN: Cyclone 'worse than 04 tsunami'
The devastation in Myanmar from Cyclone Nargis could create a humanitarian crisis worse than that of the 2004 south Asian tsunami, ...


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  • The Cyclone Disaster in Myanmar...and the Human Tragedy of Global Capitalism
    On May 2, 2008, Cyclone Nargis swept through the country of Myanmar, leaving in its wake a catastrophic human disaster. Deaths are estimated as high as 100,000 people, and at least one million are now homeless. Entire towns and villages have been washed away. 10,000 people died in one coastal town alone.
    - 05/20/08 at 11:08AM


  • Myanmar mourns dead as U.N. reports aid progress
    YANGON (Reuters) - Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the U.N.'s top aid envoy pressed the military government to allow foreign helicopters to fly in supplies to survivors.
    - 05/20/08 at 10:43AM


  • Myanmar regime weathers the storm
    The regime in Myanmar appears not to be under threat despite the crisis caused by cyclone Nargis and mounting international pressure, a Swiss expert believes.
    - 05/20/08 at 10:37AM


  • US: Myanmar's storm response appalling
    A senior U.S. diplomat said Tuesday that Myanmar's military-led government will be responsible for a second catastrophe if thousands of desperate cyclone survivors die because the junta continues to bar foreign aid and disaster workers. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scot Marciel told lawmakers that the generals running Myanmar, also known as Burma, cannot manage the distribution of aid need
    - 05/20/08 at 10:36AM


  • "I'll never see Rangoon again"
    "I'll never see Rangoon again" "I'll never see Rangoon again" Myanmar has begun three days of mourning for an estimated 134,000 people dead and missing from Cyclone Nargis. The generals are doing their best to project a caring image, but the reality is very different.
    - 05/20/08 at 10:36AM


  • Ban: Nargis causing more economic damage than Indonesia's tsunami
    New York - Cyclone Nargis may have inflicted more severe and longer-lasting economic losses to Myanmar than the tsunami that devastated part of Indonesia's Aceh province in 2004, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday before flying to Southeas...
    - 05/20/08 at 10:17AM


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    Cyclone Nargis Blog Mentions

    082lbs @ 2008-05-21T02:11:00
    China Earthquake Appeal/Myanmar Cyclone Nargis Appeal. DBS Internet Banking. 1) Log on to DBS iBanking, 2) Go to "Payment Services" 3) Under "Bill Payment", 4) Select "RedCross China Earthquake" or "Red Cross Myanmar Cyclone" ...
    - Tue, May 20


    A Novel Way to Learn About Myanmar
    Hearing about the recent devastation from Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar earlier this month has made me reflect back on Amy Tan’s novel “Saving Fish From Drowning“. This is a delicious yarn about a group of tourists that travel from ...
    - Tue, May 20


    Nintendo Wii + Wii Sports - Good for fitness in children?
    People transport bamboo leaves to use to rebuild houses in a village hit by Cyclone Nargis Reuters - Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the UN’s top aid envoy pressed the military ...
    - Tue, May 20


    US official: Myanmar’s storm response appalling
    Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the country's reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited. Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, the country’s reclusive junta leader Than Shwe visited a refugee camp. ...
    - Tue, May 20


    Cyclone Nargis - A Tsunami Scale Disaster?
    Cyclone Nargis - A Tsunami Scale Disaster? Nargis formed into a tropical cyclone on April 27, 2008, in the central Bay of Bengal about 360 miles off of the southeast coast of India. Cyclone Nargis was, when it made ...
    - Tue, May 20


    Archbishop of Myanmar Issues Statement
    On Saturday 17 May 2008, it was Day 14 after Cyclone Nargis first struck Myanmar. Its winds, which reached up to a maximum of 190km/h, first hit the low-lying Delta region (Ayeyawardy Division) of south-western Myanmar adjoining the Bay ...
    - Tue, May 20

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