Burma (Myanmar): 1 Million Displaced, as Many as 100,000 Killed by Cyclone Nargis

By Larry Habegger | Permalink | No Comments | May 8th, 2008 | Trackback

Unless on a humanitarian mission with an official aid organization, now is not the time to go to Burma after the devastation wrought by Cyclone Nargis. Asia’s worst storm since 1991 pummeled the Irrawaddy Delta and Rangoon, killing at least 22,000 people with estimates as high as 100,000 and displacing at least 1 million. The government declared disaster areas in five central and southern regions: Rangoon, Irrawaddy, Bago, Mon, and Kayin. It is likely to take days to assess the full extent of the disaster and perhaps weeks to restore full power and other essential services even to Rangoon, the capital city. Aid officials fear widespread outbreaks of waterborne diseases in the Irrawaddy Delta.

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