NewsCloud.com Cyclone News http://www.newscloud.com/section/cyclone Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:47:13 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 en-us 4 Burma - Post Cyclone Chronicle http://www.newscloud.com/read/4_Burma_Post_Cyclone_Chronicle As Irrawaddy went to report on Wednesday, June 11th 2008, despite the announcement of a major multilateral operation to determine the scope of cyclone Nargis on Burma, 18 cyclone victims (women and children) were arrested following their call for help at the UN's office in Rangoon. They walked there to complain about not receiving any government assistance.
On May 23rd the UN' Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, met General Than Shwe to secure free access ....

]]> Burma’s trail of destruction http://www.newscloud.com/read/Burmas_trail_of_destruction They have a saying in Burma that if the roof is not sound, the whole house is prone to leaks - and the recent cyclone has blown the country's roof right off, a catastrophe that could reach even greater proportions if the ruling junta keeps resisting foreign help.

]]> Official: Storm toll could be 100,000 http://www.newscloud.com/read/Official_Storm_toll_could_be_100000 Bodies floated in flood waters and survivors tried to reach dry ground on boats using blankets as sails, while the top U.S. diplomat in Myanmar said Wednesday that up to 100,000 people may have died in the devastating cyclone.

]]> Myanmar: Cyclone death toll likely above 10,000 http://www.newscloud.com/read/Myanmar_Cyclone_death_toll_likely_above_10000 The death toll from the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar is expected to top 10,000, a senior official said Monday, with at least 4,000 people already listed as killed and nearly 3,000 others unaccounted for.

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