Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Cyclone Nargis Strikes Myanmar

The following is the latest news from Associated Press on the Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar last saturday.

Myanmar cyclone death toll soars past 22,000: state radio
1 hour ago

YANGON, Myanmar (AP) — Myanmar state radio says the cyclone death toll has soared above 22,000 and more than 41,000 others are missing.

Up to 1 million people may be homeless after Cyclone Nargis and some villages have been almost totally eradicated, according to the World Food Program.

Cyclone Nargis tore through the country's heartland and largest city, Yangon, early Saturday.

Aid agencies reported their assessment teams had reached some areas of the largely isolated region. But they said getting in supplies and large numbers of aid workers would be difficult.
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Are we going to do something to help out the people of Myanmar? After losing their homes; food, personal effects and medicines will be scarce and outbreak of disease will be looming. Some friends in the Buddhist circles are already in the move to get going some sort of relief to help the cyclone victims.

Do whatever you can. Ask your Dharma centres to have donation drive to collect funds for the victims. Will keep you all posted once I got the necessary information on the modus operandi to sent the funds/medicine/food/etc to Myanmar.

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