May 11th, 2008 | Death survey

Hundreds of bodies float in the canals and rivers of Myanmar. Will you think about Myanmar today?


In one of the saddest stories I've ever read, the New York Times describes the situation of cyclone hit area of Myanmar in what truly sounds like hell on earth:

"The bodies come and go with the tides. They wash up onto the riverbanks or float grotesquely downstream, almost always face down... As the boat wended its way through canals, it passed at least 24 bodies, most of them along the banks, tangled with the fallen foliage. One body was positioned reaching out toward the shore. Nearby, the bodies of an adult and a child clung to each other, floating in the middle of a canal as riverboats passed by."  (link)



Hundreds of bodies float in the canals and rivers of Myanmar. Will you think about Myanmar today?


84 votes, 305 views , 1 comment
 
 
Poll tags:Death, Flood, Myanmar, Storm, Cyclone, Disaster, Mynamar, Burma, New York Times, Myanmar Storm, World, Mianmar

 
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Vulgarian
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Massachusetts, United States

posted May 11th, 2008 at 07:54 CDT

It's a great tragity but what can be done?_________________________ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7394410.stm

 
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