Myanmar / TC NARGIS (TC 01B) Update: 84,500 dead

[cpdaman]

extreme lack of emotion by these leaders leads me to beleive they are psychopath's or sociopaths's. Both are reported to be very much over-represented in the field of Law enforcement, politics, media, law firms and prison systems. (while making up only 1% of the population).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Psychopathy

[Sanibel]

It is veering into politics, but the situation in that part of the world has to do with colonialism, communism, and horrible wars with high loss of life fought in SE Asia in the last 50 years. What they are doing is imposing the old feudal monarchy type system with the military taking charge in the position of the monarchy. It's about ensuring control in between huge communist powers and huge western powers all vying for influence.

[Category 5]

There are no words for whats going on. This entire situation makes Katrina look like nothing. It's just beyond what I could've imagined.

[TSmith274]

Yeah this is a terrible situation. For as bad as Katrina was for our country, it does pale in comparison. These poor people were given almost no warning, no evacuation, etc... Had our government kept it a secret, we'd have had almost 100K dead too. But fortunately we have the sense to try to protect our people, unlike these maniac military leaders in Myanmar. Unbelievable.

[KWT]

Yep its quite amazing how the government of that country tries to cover up certain facts, still can't believe that they didn't get a warning out for those people.

Unreal.

[StormspinnerD2]

As if it couldn't get any worse...

Burmese cyclone survivors forced to work for aid
Burmese state media condemns media reports of cyclone damage and aftermath

[Ad Novoxium]

As if it couldn't get any worse...

Burmese cyclone survivors forced to work for aid
Burmese state media condemns media reports of cyclone damage and aftermath

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
No...this isn't human. It can't be. Never mind a form to the Internation Court, how about the members of the junta in chains?

[Category 5]

As if it couldn't get any worse...

Burmese cyclone survivors forced to work for aid
Burmese state media condemns media reports of cyclone damage and aftermath

YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!
No...this isn't human. It can't be. Never mind a form to the Internation Court, how about the members of the junta in chains?

It's slavery thats what it is.

[HurricaneBill]

There has to be something the ASEAN can do.

[HURAKAN]

I don't want to get political and go against the rules, but what is happening in Myanmar is because they don't oil or any other kind of precious natural resources, because what is happening there is just inhuman and the entire world should be upset about this, but nothing is being done and it seems that the developed countries are looking the other way. How the UN nations allow a country to do this. It's just unbelievable. For these people Nargis was just the beginning of the nightmare that their lives have become.

[Matt-hurricanewatcher]

What do you expect America to do? I mean we can't do anything with out half the country screaming and spitting,. That is all I will say. The people in Burma will have to help their selfs it appears.

[Ad Novoxium]

What's next, an article detailing how the survivors are being killed for protesting against the government's lack of help?

[HURAKAN]

I think the US and the rest of the developed world can do a lot more. The resources are available and more pressure should be put to the government of Myanmar.

[HURAKAN]

What's next, an article detailing how the survivors are being killed for protesting against the government's lack of help?

They're already dying because of the government's lack of help.

[Chacor]

Pressure is not going to do anything unless it comes from Burma's closest ally, China. And China has its own disaster to deal with right now.

[Sanibel]

No one wants to bring bad news, but when do they admit the "missing" are dead? The death toll is most likely 130,000. A historically deadly storm.

The international community needs to somehow get raised concrete cyclone shelters built in the Irrawaddy delta.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Idiotic Myanmar Government, what absolute demons!!

[HurricaneBill]

Pressure is not going to do anything unless it comes from Burma's closest ally, China. And China has its own disaster to deal with right now.

I have to agree. This is something Asia will have to deal with. If western countries got involved, that might worsen the situation.

It's a tightrope situation. Too much pressure might cause the junta to sever ties with China and isolate itself further from the world.

[P.K.]

Burma rates foreign media 'worst than cyclone'

Rangoon (dpa) - Burmese state-controlled propaganda outlets on Sunday lashed out at foreign media that the despotic regime claims are spreading false news about aid efforts for victims of Cyclone Nargis in an effort to "undermine national unity."

"At present, some foreign broadcasting stations are making attempts to undermine the national unity under the pretext of Nargis," said The New Light of Myanmar, in an opinion piece under the title of "The enemy who is more destructive than Nargis."

Continues here.

[Ad Novoxium]

...there was unity?