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After the Burmese cyclone, the Sichuanese earthquake: the heart groans with sympathy.(The Week)(Brief article)
After the Burmese cyclone, the Sichuanese earthquake: The heart groans with sympathy. But consider the political fallout. Unlike the odious Burmese generals, Beijing mobilized itself to help its victims; premier Wen Jiabao went to the disaster site himself. As a silver lining for the regime, the world's attention was pulled away from Tibet. But the long-run consequences for even new-model Communism may be profound. The collapse of shoddy concrete buildings shows that China, for all its ...
- Mangrove destruction exacerbated effects of Burmese cyclone.(Brief article)
- Magazine article from: Geographical July 1, 2008 700+ words
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Destruction of mangrove swamps along the southern coast of Myanmar may have exacerbated the impact of the cyclone that struck in early May, causing 15,000 deaths in the immediate aftermath and the displacement of more than a million people, according to Surin Pitsuwan, the
- Los Angeles Based Operation USA Appeals for Funds to Aid in Myanmar (Burmese)...
- Press release article from: PR Newswire May 9, 2008 700+ words
LOS ANGELES, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles based Operation USA has deployed staff already stationed in Asia to assess the needs of what is now an estimated 7 million people affected by the recent cyclone which destroyed or devastated wide swaths of Myanmar (aka Burma), especially in or near
- Bulk means sea.(Complete Guide)
- Magazine article from: Armada International Withington, Thomas October 1, 2008 700+ words
...assisted disaster relief efforts before in Bangladesh in 1991. The US Navy also offered assistance to the victims of the Burmese cyclone in early May. The navy's Essex Expeditionary Strike Group (ESG), which consisted of the USS Essex, Harpers Ferry...
- BURMA: CHINESE DIPLOMACY TOWARD RANGOON GET CLOSER LOOK.
- News wire article from: Interpress Service May 26, 2008 700+ words
...calling on Beijing to take a more pro-active stance and use its close ties with the junta in helping international aid reach Burmese cyclone victims. But the contrasting pictures of how the two countries were dealing with the terrible natural disasters that have...
Source: HighBeam Research, After the Burmese cyclone, the Sichuanese earthquake: the heart...