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| Cyclone Nargis - An Asian Version of Katrina |
| Published: May 5, 2008, 2:17 pm |
| Tags: General, Burma, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar, Natural Disaster |
| more missing, in the wake of Cyclone Nargis. Nargis–a popular woman’s name in India–is the deadliest and most destructive tropical cyclone ever to hit Myanmar (Burma). The storm hit the coast of Myanmar Friday night as borderline Category 3/Category 4 cyclone, with winds of 130-135 mph. After passing over the low-lying and |
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| Burma Death Toll Still Rising |
| Published: May 8, 2008, 3:57 pm |
| Tags: World News, Burma Cyclone, Burmese Cyclone, Cyclone Survivors Burma, Help Cyclone Victims, Help Myanmar, Make A Donation Cyclone Victims, Myanmar Cyclone, Myanmar Survivors, Myanmar Victims, Natural Disaster Burma |
| Origin of Photo - SeattleTimes.nwsource.com Six days after being hit by a cyclone, many Burmese residents are struggling to survive. With no food or shelter, nothing but contaminated water, and surrounded by disintegrating corpses, things are looking grim. Living in such horrible conditions it’s imperative for the cyclone |
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| Today's Asia Photo |
| Published: June 29, 2008, 6:46 am |
| Tags: Quick Links, Southeast Asia, Burma, Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar |
| 1 of 7 in the series Today's Photo .flickr-photo border: solid 2px #000000; .flickr-yourcomment .flickr-frame text-align: left; padding: 3px; .flickr-caption font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; Delta Dusk, originally uploaded by .ash. alternate frame of change Related posts: A Kernel of Burmese Change 'Politics Masks |
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| Deceit, reprisal stalk referendum in Burma |
| Published: May 11, 2008, 2:49 am |
| Tags: Cross Border, In The News, Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma, Constitution, Military Junta, Nagris, Referendum |
| on the Constitution. [photo by Tita Valderama] Last Tuesday, the government announced that it was resetting to May 24 the referendum in at least 40 townships in Yangon that were seriously ravaged by tropical cyclone Nagris over the weekend. Strangely, the draft constitution seeks, among other things, to change the |
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| Myanmar cyclone kills at least 351 (AFP) |
| Published: May 4, 2008, 10:48 am |
| AFP - At least 351 people were killed and nearly 100,000 left homeless when tropical cyclone Nargis tore through Myanmar, razing thousands of buildings and knocking out power lines, state media said Sunday. |
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