Cyclone claims 22,000 lives in Myanmar/Burma

[George P Burdell]

The death toll from Burma's devastating cyclone has now risen to more than 22,000, state media have said.

Another 41,000 are missing three days after Cyclone Nargis hit the country, causing a huge tidal surge to sweep inland, according to state radio.

BBC | CNN

 

[NFS4]

Yeah, I just heard 10,000 too

I thought it was kind of odd while watching the Today Show this morning (when the death toll was 4,000), that the news item got a 5 second mention each half hour before moving onto fluff pieces. Pretty sad IMHO.

 

[theprodigalrebel]

Damn, 10K people just gone like that.

 

[Syringer]

Myanmar >> Burma

 

[Syringer]

oops

 

[BrokenVisage]

"You may call it Myanmar, but it will always be Burma to me.?

That's crazy though.

 

[Gothgar]

wow... at least 10,000 is what BBC says... see that video looks like a fucking bomb went off

 

[KeithTalent]

Isn't it Myanmar now?

Sad either way of course.

KT

 

[qaa541]

As a Burmese person, I prefer "Burma" over "Myanmar" simply because the name Myanmar comes from the Military Government and all it represents. But the world has mixed feelings about the name due to politics.

 

[maddogchen]

is a cyclone another word for typhoon/hurricane?

 

[cHeeZeFacTory]

after reading some books about the burmese government, I sort of doubt the accuracy of the numbers.

but yea, sad for the people

 

[wetcat007]

Is it bad that I first read Cylon?

 

[BladeVenom]

The US, which released an immediate funding package of $250,000 (£127,000) to be channelled through the UN, said that Burmese authorities had refused permission for an American disaster assistance response team to enter.

Nothing more really needs to be said about their government.

 

[IGBT]

..quick. kludge together a reason why global warming caused this.

 

[randay]

holy fucking shit.

 

[Baked]

The real figure's probably 100 people, but they inflated the number so the people in power can get free food and money.

Government Military dictatorship

 

[bunnyfubbles]

assuming they did lose ~15,000 it'll take them 2 months to replace that according to their population growth rate

 

[legoman666]

Originally posted by: BladeVenom

The US, which released an immediate funding package of $250,000 (£127,000) to be channelled through the UN, said that Burmese authorities had refused permission for an American disaster assistance response team to enter.

Nothing more really needs to be said about their government.

And what about the US refusing international aid after Katrina?

 

[James3shin]

Damn. All I can say to describe this turn of events is: TRAGIC.

 

[Syringer]

22,000 now..

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: Syringer
22,000 now..

wow... that is one wild fucking storm

 

[Q]

Wow

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
assuming they did lose ~15,000 it'll take them 2 months to replace that according to their population growth rate

that made me LOL

 

[zinfamous]

Originally posted by: qaa541
As a Burmese person, I prefer "Burma" over "Myanmar" simply because the name Myanmar comes from the Military Government and all it represents. But the world has mixed feelings about the name due to politics.

Whoa! I didn't think people were allowed to leave.

I heard this on the radio when I woke up; and my first thought was "good luck getting aid in to the citizens." seems to be the case with a few agencies still awaiting permission to enter.

sad..

 

[Feldenak]

Originally posted by: legoman666

Originally posted by: BladeVenom

The US, which released an immediate funding package of $250,000 (£127,000) to be channelled through the UN, said that Burmese authorities had refused permission for an American disaster assistance response team to enter.

Nothing more really needs to be said about their government.

And what about the US refusing international aid after Katrina?

The U.S. isn't a backwater 3rd world country. We should have been able to handle it without international assistance (yes, I know the U.S. dropped the ball in regards to Katrina).