Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
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Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
Not sure if many of you guys have heard about the Cyclone that Hit Myanmar over the weekend, so I figured I would make a topic about it. It's said that the death toll of 22,00 is confirmed and thousands are still missing. Here is a link to alot of info about the storm.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Myanmar; ... xHlnj9xg8F
I think it's kinda odd that the main news stations are talking about this story in passing of others. I just think this should be a little more covered... even if they don't have their own videos and photos of whats going on. I saw more about what the 1st lady is doing about it than anything.
I don't know anyone from Myanmar nor do I even remember ever knowing of the place. I just really feel sorry for what those people are going through.
http://news.yahoo.com/fc/World/Myanmar; ... xHlnj9xg8F
I think it's kinda odd that the main news stations are talking about this story in passing of others. I just think this should be a little more covered... even if they don't have their own videos and photos of whats going on. I saw more about what the 1st lady is doing about it than anything.
I don't know anyone from Myanmar nor do I even remember ever knowing of the place. I just really feel sorry for what those people are going through.
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Yeah, I've read about it in online news sources and heard a bit about it from NPR. Apparently the Myanmar gov't's assistance is minimal, but from what I just read, it seems like they'll at least let foreign aid in, which is something.
I didn't realize how high the count had gotten though. :/ Especially when our media freaks out if even a hundred Americans die.
I didn't realize how high the count had gotten though. :/ Especially when our media freaks out if even a hundred Americans die.
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
Myanmar = Burma.
Same thing is going to happen as what happens with major disasters and famine in North Korea. There's going to be an appeal for help, there might be some aid, and the government will block the rest. KF
Same thing is going to happen as what happens with major disasters and famine in North Korea. There's going to be an appeal for help, there might be some aid, and the government will block the rest. KF
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
Isn't Myanmar the country that was in the news last year for violently killing protestors and jailing journalists? Can't remember.
20,000 people is quite a bit, no matter how you look at it.
20,000 people is quite a bit, no matter how you look at it.
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There were a series of protests, largely led by monks, throughout Burma late last year. There weren't many jailed journalists, however, because there are no journalists allowed in in the first place.phyco126 wrote:Isn't Myanmar the country that was in the news last year for violently killing protestors and jailing journalists? Can't remember.
I'm surprised anyone here noticed. Thousands of people in the region die due to natural disasters like this, and it rarely makes the headlines over here. KFphyco126 wrote:20,000 people is quite a bit, no matter how you look at it.
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
Myanmar is close to Bangledesh(which is a low elevation landscape) and the fact that it's summer monsoon season so it really doesn't surprise me that much, but the death toll got me. Over 20,000 is pretty big for a small country. For the U.S. thats about 1/4 or less than the regular population, for China that's nothing thats about 1/8 or more.
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
20,000 = 1/4th or less of the US population? O_o For less sure, unless we got a sudden loss of population suddenly. Or did I simply read that wrong?
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
Why don't national disasters in America ever have death tolls this high?
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We're not in as dangerous an area for hurricanes. Also, the US has a much better infrastructure for dealing with disasters, both preventative and otherwise. KFBenevolent_Ghaleon wrote:Why don't national disasters in America ever have death tolls this high?
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that was my bad i meant to put morephyco126 wrote:20,000 = 1/4th or less of the US population? O_o For less sure, unless we got a sudden loss of population suddenly. Or did I simply read that wrong?
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
Didn't you hear about the zombie plague that occurred after some scientist tried to cure cancer? There was a documentary about it and everything.phyco126 wrote:unless we got a sudden loss of population suddenly.
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Yeah, but didn't someone find the cure for that? Some kind of legend guy I suppose.
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Yeah, and he liked Bob Marley, so that's even better.phyco126 wrote:Yeah, but didn't someone find the cure for that? Some kind of legend guy I suppose.
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On topic though, it's a sad situation. My friend from Thailand is here in town right now, and he has friends in Burma who may be trying to come stay with him for a while when he goes home next week. He got an Email from them the other day saying that the government didn't even bother to warn the civilians about the on-coming cyclone. Not a good situation at all.
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
I Am Legend. That is a good movie.GhaleonOne wrote:Yeah, and he liked Bob Marley, so that's even better.phyco126 wrote:Yeah, but didn't someone find the cure for that? Some kind of legend guy I suppose.
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On topic though, it's a sad situation. My friend from Thailand is here in town right now, and he has friends in Burma who may be trying to come stay with him for a while when he goes home next week. He got an Email from them the other day saying that the government didn't even bother to warn the civilians about the on-coming cyclone. Not a good situation at all.
On the cyclone topic, why would the Myanmar gov't not even give a warning to the civilians? I just don't understand.
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Official death toll is over 70,000. The real death toll is most likely much higher than that.
The government is finally letting in supplies as of last week. It's really ridiculous. Although, looking at it from the perspective of a military dictatorship that desperately wants to hold onto power, I can understand why they did it.
The government is finally letting in supplies as of last week. It's really ridiculous. Although, looking at it from the perspective of a military dictatorship that desperately wants to hold onto power, I can understand why they did it.
It's an issue of whether or not they would even be able to. There's not really much of an emergency infrastructure there. There's also the fact that the ruling government cares mostly about its own power. KFOn the cyclone topic, why would the Myanmar gov't not even give a warning to the civilians? I just don't understand.
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Re: Over 22,000 People Killed In Myanmar Cyclone
Update!
Three weeks later, adn General Than Shwe finally is allowing all foreign aid workers in!
Just in time to collect the corpses of the people who could have been saved if they'd gotten off their asses sooner. KF
Three weeks later, adn General Than Shwe finally is allowing all foreign aid workers in!
Just in time to collect the corpses of the people who could have been saved if they'd gotten off their asses sooner. KF
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