KERZO
05-07-2008, 07:12 AM
I'm guessing ya'll have seen the recent news about the cyclone in Burma where around 40,000 people have been killed...thats some tragic shit...heres the report (pictures below) -
Burma's cyclone death toll soars
The death toll from Burma's devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media have said.
Another 41,000 are missing three days after Cyclone Nargis hit the country, causing a huge tidal surge to sweep inland, according to state radio.
The report came as aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help hundreds of thousands left without clean water and shelter.
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Burma's government has been criticised over its handling of the crisis.
A number of Burmese nationals and some foreigners have said they had not been properly warned by the country's military leaders about the approaching storm.
Some witnesses have also said the government's response to the disaster has so far been slow and inadequate.
US President George W Bush has urged the military leadership to give access to American disaster assessment teams, saying his country was ready to use its navy "to help find the missing, to help stabilise the situation".
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A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television.
Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of four buildings reportedly blown down in one district.
Burma has declared Irrawaddy and four other regions, including the main city Rangoon, to be disaster areas.
Rangoon has been without power and water, its streets full of debris.
Winds of about 190km/h (120mph) battered the Irrawaddy, Rangoon, Bago, Karen and Mon regions.
The latest death toll of 351 includes at least 109 people who lived on Haing-gyi island, off the south-west coast, officials say.
About 20,000 homes have been destroyed and 90,000 people made homeless on the island alone, a government official said.
The death toll is expected to rise further, as the situation in remote areas becomes clear.
Military and police personnel have been carrying out rescue operations.
In Irrawaddy's Labutta township, 75% of buildings collapsed and 20% had their roofs ripped off, state TV said.
Cyclone Nargis has since moved towards Thailand where storm warnings have been issued. However, it appears to be lessening in force.
In Rangoon, internet and phone connections have been down since the storm drew near, making it difficult to confirm the extent of the damage.
Official media report that four people were killed and four vessels sank in the former Burmese capital's harbour.
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Theres always countries/states getting hit by disasters just like in New Orleans...It's just a shame people gotta die that way....
Comments/Impressions welcome....
Burma's cyclone death toll soars
The death toll from Burma's devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media have said.
Another 41,000 are missing three days after Cyclone Nargis hit the country, causing a huge tidal surge to sweep inland, according to state radio.
The report came as aid agencies begin what they expect to be a major relief operation to help hundreds of thousands left without clean water and shelter.
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44626000/gif/_44626268_burma_map226x300.gif
Burma's government has been criticised over its handling of the crisis.
A number of Burmese nationals and some foreigners have said they had not been properly warned by the country's military leaders about the approaching storm.
Some witnesses have also said the government's response to the disaster has so far been slow and inadequate.
US President George W Bush has urged the military leadership to give access to American disaster assessment teams, saying his country was ready to use its navy "to help find the missing, to help stabilise the situation".
http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/images/cyclone-burma-20030519-n17rgb.jpg
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A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television.
Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of four buildings reportedly blown down in one district.
Burma has declared Irrawaddy and four other regions, including the main city Rangoon, to be disaster areas.
Rangoon has been without power and water, its streets full of debris.
Winds of about 190km/h (120mph) battered the Irrawaddy, Rangoon, Bago, Karen and Mon regions.
The latest death toll of 351 includes at least 109 people who lived on Haing-gyi island, off the south-west coast, officials say.
About 20,000 homes have been destroyed and 90,000 people made homeless on the island alone, a government official said.
The death toll is expected to rise further, as the situation in remote areas becomes clear.
Military and police personnel have been carrying out rescue operations.
In Irrawaddy's Labutta township, 75% of buildings collapsed and 20% had their roofs ripped off, state TV said.
Cyclone Nargis has since moved towards Thailand where storm warnings have been issued. However, it appears to be lessening in force.
In Rangoon, internet and phone connections have been down since the storm drew near, making it difficult to confirm the extent of the damage.
Official media report that four people were killed and four vessels sank in the former Burmese capital's harbour.
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Theres always countries/states getting hit by disasters just like in New Orleans...It's just a shame people gotta die that way....
Comments/Impressions welcome....