New storm head toward cyclone-devastated Myanmar

by stvalentine | May 14, 2008 at 07:33 am | 54 views | add comment
New storm head toward cyclone-devastated Myanmar by stvalentine

Cyclone Nargis survivors sit at a refugee centre in Myang Mya, in Irrawaddy Division, May 11, 2008. Desperate survivors of Cyclone Nargis headed out of Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta in search of food, water and medicine, but aid workers said on Sunday that thousands will die if emergency supplies don't get through soon

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