Bad weather threatens flooded Myanmar delta -
Summary from United States, from articles in English
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When the surging water ripped apart his house, he and his family scrambled onto their small boat in a futile attempt to outrun the intensifying cyclone. (article 1)
When the storm finally passed at dawn Than Lwin was miles away from home, on Main Ma Hla island in the mouth of the Irrawaddy Delta. (article 1)
THANN LITE, MYANMAR - Something hard and heavy slammed into Ko Kyaw Win's leg as he clung to the top of a coconut tree, fighting for his life against hurricane-force winds and a surging torrent strong enough to bend steel. (article 2)
A 5-foot wave, driven by a storm surge that rolled 20 miles upriver from the Andaman Sea, crashed onto his doorstep. (article 4)
In countless villages like this, where no one has received outside aid, the clock is ticking down to what threatens to be the next disaster (article 4)
The politics of food aid - deciding who gets to deliver assistance to those homeless and hungry after the cyclone - is not just confined to the dispute between Myanmar's military junta and Western governments and outside relief agencies. (article 3)
Even Myanmar citizens who want to donate rice or other items have in several cases been told that all assistance must be channeled through the military. (article 3)
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Other stories about aid, MYANMAR and cyclone:
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aid, MYANMAR, cyclone, Burma, delta |
Source articles
- Amid Myanmar Secrecy, Tales of Survival (nytimes.com, 05/15/2008, 1683 words)
- body {background:#FFFFFF} (L.A. Times, 05/15/2008, 1296 words)
- When Burmese Offer a Hand, Rulers Slap It (nytimes.com, 05/12/2008, 1044 words)
- Bad weather threatens flooded Myanmar delta - (baltimoresun.com, 05/14/2008, 185 words)
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