Sky News (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
The Burma government's refusal to allow external aid to be delivered to people in need or in danger after Cyclone Nargis "could lead to a true crime against humanity", a leading diplomat has warned.
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
The Burma government's refusal to allow external aid to be delivered to people in need or in danger after Cyclone Nargis "could lead to a true crime against humanity", a leading diplomat has warned.
Reno and Its Discontents (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
In the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis – which struck Myanmar on May 3, washing away entire communities – conditions remain dire for millions of people. Food and water shortages are rapidly increasing risk of disease, and more bad weather threatens those who have survived. Oxfam, through its three partner organizations in Myanmar , has responded with [...]
The News Market (Free subscription) | yesterday
Storm survivors talk to UNICEF about their harrowing escapes from Cyclone Nargis and families and possessions they have lost.
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | yesterday
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) After the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar is likely to face a vector-borne disease outbreak due to the flooding, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. Forty percent of the children are malnourished in Myanmar, where the official death toll from the cyclone is 35,000 besides tens of thousands [...]
Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | yesterday
After the havoc wreaked by Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar is likely to face a vector-borne disease outbreak due to the flooding, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned.
Alertnet (Free subscription) | yesterday
Source: ReliefWeb Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar on 2 and 3 May 2008, sweeping through the Ayeyarwady Delta region and the country's largest city, Yangon. 22 agencies were undertaking assessments in 58 townships as ...
Official google.org Blog (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Posted by Larry Brilliant, Executive Director, Google.org We're extremely saddened by the loss of life in both Myanmar (Burma) and China. In the days since the cyclone in Myanmar (Burma), teams across Google have been working to contribute to relief efforts. For disaster relief responders on the ground, the Google Earth and Maps teams created Google Earth layers of storm track and flood analysis ,...
The Marshian Chronicles (Free subscription) | yesterday
I’ve decided just to make things a bit clearer I’m going to date these Cyclone Nargis posts instead of numbering them. Hope that helps keeps things straight. Burmese Military Reasserting Control You need to read this entire article, it's heart breaking and infuriating as well! Below are the last two paragraphs. Five minutes from Kungyangone, the mood changed [...]
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | yesterday
Despite restrictions on journalists imposed by the Burmese junta who govern the country, people have been going out and recording what is really happening to the victims of this natural disaster. On May 2nd, 2008, Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar(Burma), generating massive damage with 38, 491 people dead and 27, 838 missing. The situation would be considered critical for any country, however, the...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | yesterday
Berlin - Two weeks after Cyclone Nargis, some water-purifying equipment for disaster victims remains snagged in Yangon, according to a German government aid agency on Friday. There have been protests in the West this week at the insistence by Myanmar...
News Unfiltered (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
The following was released by the United Nations World Food Program regarding its relief operation in Myanmar. Full release.
Myat Thura (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Here is the official casualty from Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar as of 15 May 2008.Death: 38,491Missing: 27,838Source: New Light of Myanmar
Dave's Part (Free subscription) | yesterday
... recent days has been focused on the Burmese junta’s callous disregard for the victims of Cyclone Nargis – pictured - for reasons most of us find difficult to comprehend. Can one of the world's most repressive regimes really fear the presence of aid workers as a potential spark for insurrection? China is getting a better press for the way it is tackling the Sichuan earthquake. But 300 years...
Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Washington, May 15 (IANS) Cyclone Nargis rendered as many as 3.2 million Burmese homeless, according to geographic risk models developed by researchers. Relying on Geographic Information Systems (GIS), researchers calculated the likely distribution of the population and developed maps of the regions at greatest risk from the storm's effects. “We estimate that 20 percent of [...]
