It is being reported that 22,000 people have died in Myanmar as a result of Cyclone Nargis. The death toll can top over 100,000. CNN is reporting this morning that corpses are piling up because there is not enough fuel to burn the bodies. There is insufficient clean drinking water and food. You want to know why?
The country is under the rule of a military junta (bad people), which is not official recognized by the U.S. and other nations. Aung San Suu Kyi (good), the Nobel Prize winning pro-democracy leader of the Burmese people has been under house arrest since 1990. Last September, monks attempted to lead an uprising, but their efforts were met with brutal force by the military junta. The free flow of news is limited in the country. The military junta has been dragging its feet in granting visas for aid groups and giving clearance for aid flights to land.
Here's a link to an article on CNN updating the current situation: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/08/myanmar/index.html
World Vision is a Christian relief organization that helps people worldwide. They have been providing aid to the country of Burma/Myanmar for 40 years. World Vision currently has 500 aid workers stationed in Myanmar. Surprisingly, according to CNN, the junta has specifically asked World Vision to help provide aid to the survivors of the cyclone. They are in the right place at the right time. I encourage you to click on the title above which is a link to World Vision's website and if at all possible, please give to help the people of Myanmar.
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That is such a tragedy....I am so surprised at how high the numbers have jumped.....my heart goes out to those people.......that's for the donation link!
I meant to say thanks.....
News organizations are reporting this morning that the UN aid shipments that arrived yesterday have been seized by the government. The UN has shut down flights into the country because of this action. It is appalling what they are doing to their own people :-(
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