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The monsoons are due any day now, and for the hundreds of villagers with fresh memories of last year's deadly Cyclone Nargis, an emergency shelter that opened Saturday was yet another reminder that their huts — and their lives — remain fragile.
Hundreds of thousands of people are still without decent jobs and housing a year after Cyclone Nargis ripped through Myanmar, leaving many vulnerable to the coming monsoon rains and mired in a life of poverty, humanitarian groups said Thursday.
The boat's owner points to a palm-covered bend in the river where dozens of bamboo huts perched on spindly stilts — until Cyclone Nargis devastated this remote region a year ago.
Myanmar lifted an alert Saturday after Cyclone Bijli veered away from the western coast of the country, which was battered almost a year ago by deadly Cyclone Nargis.
Six months after Cyclone Nargis smashed into Myanmar's coastline, killing tens of thousands of people, aid groups say once-lagging relief efforts have picked up pace but the task of rebuilding and recovery is far from finished.
Ko Nyi Thaut lost six of his children and all his possessions when Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar three months ago. But the 53-year-old farmer still has his rice fields. The surprise, say aid workers, is how quickly he and others have gone back to work.
Survivors of Myanmar's Cyclone Nargis face a "second emergency" unless relief efforts receive an influx of $1 billion in international aid over the next three years, according to the first full assessment of the disaster released Monday.
Myanmar is appealing for more foreign aid to help victims of Cyclone Nargis.
Myanmar's military regime has approved visas for more than 1,500 international aid workers to help victims of Cyclone Nargis, with half of them involved in relief operations in storm-hit regions, the state-media said Tuesday.
Cindy McCain, wife of Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting John McCain, praised the U.N.'s effort to help victims of Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar and panned that country's military regime for failing to welcome aid.
Myanmar urgently needs diesel fuel to run the rice-tilling machines that are replacing water buffalo killed by Cyclone Nargis in the Irrawaddy delta, a senior U.N. official said Friday.
Myanmar should investigate reports that inmates were shot to death in a Yangon prison as Cyclone Nargis ravaged the country last month, a U.N. human rights expert said Friday.
Cyclone victims in Myanmar who leave relief camps may not receive the aid they need, making them even more vulnerable to disease and the elements, a U.N. official said Saturday following reports of forced evictions by the government.
With their history of xenophobia, no one expected Myanmar's generals to welcome a flotilla of warships trying to help bring relief to millions affected by Cyclone Nargis.
A stack of pornographic films at Mg Zaw's street stall hides some even more sought-after contraband: raw footage of the death and destruction caused by Cyclone Nargis.
Myanmar agreed to open its doors to medical teams from members of Southeast Asia's regional bloc as the country estimated losses from Cyclone Nargis will exceed $10 billion, Singapore's foreign minister said Monday.
Aid agencies geared up Saturday to go into Myanmar's cyclone-hit Irrawaddy delta after the country's ruling junta vowed to open its doors to help ahead of an international donors meeting.
France criticized Myanmar's military junta on Friday for refusing to allow a French Navy ship with 1,500 tons of aid for victims of Cyclone Nargis to deliver food and medicine with small boats and helicopters.
Two natural disasters in tightly controlled Asian nations this month have produced two very different responses: Myanmar's very slow reaction to Cyclone Nargis and China's speedy response to a killer earthquake.
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's junta kept a French navy ship laden with aid waiting outside its maritime border on Saturday, and showed off neatly laid out state relief camps to diplomats.
A CNN reporter who left Myanmar Friday was chased by authorities as he reported on the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis but escaped primarily because of the incompetence of the people after him.
A cyclone with winds up to 120 mph. A low-lying, densely populated delta region, stripped of its protective trees.
In the days since Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar, Eh Taw Dwe has heard only snippets about the villages he left behind when he fled the country.
Myanmar's rice-growing heartland has been devastated by Cyclone Nargis, posing worries of long-term food shortages for the impoverished country and political problems for its military regime, experts said Wednesday.
Overview of the Irrawaddy Delta, the region of Myanmar hardest hit by Cyclone Nargis:
Israel helps restore calm after Typhoon Parma"With the necessary skill and experience, Israelis are often first on the scene to help others in the aftermath of disaster, and Typhoon Parma is no exception.
Natural disasters cost China $110 billion in 2008Natural disasters caused nearly $110 billion of damage in China last year, a warning to other emerging economies ill-prepared for potential hazards, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Natural disasters 'killed more than 220,000 in 2008' Although the number of natural disasters was lower than in 2007, the catastrophes proved to be more deadly and more expensive, Germany-based Munich Re said in its annual assessment. "This continues the long-term trend we have been observing.
Helpless and hopeless, Myanmar cyclone survivors struggle on Six months after Cyclone Nargis slammed into army-ruled Myanmar, killing more than 130,000 people, many in the worst-hit Irrawaddy delta continue to rely on handouts to stay alive.
Cyclone, starvation - now plague of rats devastates Burmese villagesFour months after Cyclone Nargis devastated Burma, another natural disaster has struck the country. This time the ruling military regime has had 50 years to prepare for it, yet it has still proved unable and unwilling to respond.
Indagare™ - News + Resources | Burmese UpdateThe military junta that rules Burma with an iron grip continues to obstruct emergency relief efforts in the wake of Cyclone Nargis, which has been estimated to have left over 2.5 million people homeless and dispossessed and at least 130,000 dead.
Burma: waiting for the dawn 1988 was one of those cataclysmic years that resulted in a supernova or stellar explosion, with an associated release of tremendous cosmic energy.
A Call to Arms?"Nothing can defeat Burma's military regime—at least to date." I wrote those words in a commentary after the monk-led uprising was crushed by the junta last year.
When a disastrous regime continuesAs devastating Cyclone Nargis was, which struck southern Burma two months ago, it may well be less disastrous than the country's military regime, which continues to ignore the urgent needs of its own people.
Myanmar: First the storm, then the plagueThe flies are unbearable.' When asked how things are in the Cylone-affected Irrawaddy delta of Myanmar, the first thing that they describe is the flies.
In Myanmar, surprising recoveryResourceful villagers and private aid averted starvation and rise of disease.
Burmese Generals Should Be Tried for Genocide, article by Stanford Journalism Prof. Joel BrinkleyBurmese Generals Should be Tried for Genocide of Cyclone Victims
Aid workers tell of time in BurmaA month after Cyclone Nargis devastated parts of Burma, the few British aid workers allowed in by the ruling military junta have begun returning home. Three tell of their time there and whether the £11m so far donated by Britons is having an effect.
Naypyidaw - Inside the abode of the paranoid kingsIsolated from the carnage of Cyclone Nargis, Burma's new capital [Naypyidaw] is ruled by a surreal sense of order. Built from scratch just three years ago, Naypyidaw is very big and very empty though the local authorities claim that the new capital has one million residents.
Myanmar aidworker: "The junta is guilty of a crime against humanity"Aid workers don't only provide relief goods, we have a duty to fight for the protection of the people we serve. All too often we are kept from speaking out against oppressive and corrupt governments in case we endanger ourselves, the project or the people we are assisting.
Ban Ki Moon claims Burma to allow all foreign aid workers inBurma's junta leader has agreed to allow access to all foreign aid workers to help with the relief operation after Cyclone Nargis, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has said.
Western aid exclusion brings more shame on Burma junta Most disaster specialists still banned from the key area. So, largely, are the United States and France with ships loaded with heavy-lift helicopters, food, water, medicine, field hospitals and other supplies in nearby waters.
Burma and China: Tale of two disastersThe BBC's Paul Danahar reported on the aftermath of the cyclone in Burma before flying to China to cover the Sichuan earthquake. Here he compares the two disasters, and the response from both governments.
A tale of two disasters: China's rescue mission shames BurmaThe region's plight has been broadcast all across China and the world, and the contrast with Burma is becoming starker every day.
Gordon Brown hints at unauthorized aid drops for BurmaGordon Brown has raised the prospect of Britain carrying out unauthorised emergency aid drops into Burma as a last resort if its government continues to exclude foreign help.
Burma 'guilty of inhuman action' UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has condemned Burma's military government for not allowing international aid to reach the victims of Cyclone Nargis.
When Disaster Strikes a Closed CountryWhen disasters strike, political leaders in most countries know they will be judged at home and abroad by how quickly they respond to meet their people's needs. Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was on the scene within hours.
Myanmar asks India to send doctorsCyclone-hit Myanmar has asked neighbour India to send its army medical teams to assist relief operations in the junta-ruled country, an Indian official said Thursday.
NYT Editorial: Shame on the Myanmar Junta After Cyclone Nargis devastated Myanmar, killing tens of thousands of people, the world rushed to offer help. Most governments would be grateful. Not this one. A week and a half later, the country's ruling generals are still blocking large-scale foreign aid.
Times Online : Burma accused of 'crime' against its peopleThe Burmese military Government has been accused of unleashing "crimes against humanity" on its people by keeping is borders closed to foreign disaster relief experts.
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