UN: Most schools ravaged in Myanmar's cyclone zone :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World
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As students filed into Middle School No. 1 on Monday for the first day of classes since the cyclone hit Myanmar a month ago, all eyes stared skyward - at the gaping hole in the roof. (article 3)
The school in Thuwana, a southern suburb of Yangon, was one of at least 4,100 that were damaged or destroyed by Cyclone Nargis, according to UNICEF. (article 2)
The government delayed the June 2 start of the new term for a number of schools in the worst-hit areas of the Irrawaddy delta, where entire villages were wiped off the map. (article 2)
But most schools reopened on schedule Monday in an around Yangon, despite the concerns of some teachers, parents and international aid groups about safety risks to students. (article 2)
BANGKOK, Thailand Children in Myanmar may be forced to attend school in relief camps and tents because 85 percent of the educational buildings have been destroyed or damaged in a cyclone-ravaged region, the U.N. said Wednesday. (article 4)
With the school year slated to begin June 1, UNICEF said there is no time to rebuild the estimated 2,700 severely damaged primary schools used by 350,000 students or to replace the unknown numbers of teachers killed or missing following the storm. (article 4)
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Myanmar, aid, Cyclone, Yangon, delta |
Source articles
- Despite damage, many schools reopen in Myanmar (Washington Post, 06/02/2008, 520 words)
- Despite damage, many schools reopen in Myanmar (Washington Post, 06/02/2008, 365 words)
- ABC News: Back to School in Myanmar (ABCNews, 06/02/2008, 373 words)
- UN: Most schools ravaged in Myanmar's cyclone zone :: CHICAGO SUN-TIMES :: World (suntimes.com, 06/02/2008, 762 words)
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