Referring to this excerpt from BBC News article on 13 May regarding the relief measures in Burma for the Cyclone Nargis:
Vice-Admiral Soe Thein said [the country] was grateful for the aid shipment from the United States that arrived on Monday but insisted that "skilful humanitarian workers are not necessary".
Oh...really? That makes me wonder if we have more than enough skilful aid workers. =)
Before the cyclone (15 Apr 2008):
After the cyclone (5 May 2008):
It can be clearly seen how much of the region is under flood water. What a disaster!
According to Xinhua news, US Navy stationed at Thailand is now awaiting Burma's response to initiate the relief efforts in the cyclone-hit areas. I sincerely hope that the Burmese government will give their consent to the US Navy to get to the areas inside Burma. It's not time to care about their politics and it's more important that aids arrive before more people pass away from the shortage of food, clean water and medical supplies.
Google.com is now launching a donation drive to help the cyclone victims in Burma. As a person from Burma, I'm really glad that Google is helping my country.
If you would like to participate, you can either go to Google homepage or this direct page and donate using Google Checkout.
Thanks Google!
