Myanmar cyclone survivors facing an epidemic – 16 May 2007
An Al Jazeera exclusive on the threats of disease and hunger facing post-cyclone Myanmar as the ruling generals defy international pressure and cotninue to reject outside help.
101 East – Myanmar referendum – 08 May 08 – Part 1
We look at how the ruling junta is handling the country’s worst natural disaster.
101 East – Myanmar referendum – 08 May 08 – Part 2
We look at how the ruling junta is handling the country’s worst natural disatser.
Cyclone aftermath in Myanmar – 05 May 2008
Cyclone Nargis left a trail of destruction as it moved inland from the Bay of Bengal. An Al Jazeera correspondent reporst from inside Myanmar.
Cyclone batters Myanmar’s main city Yangon – 04 May 2008
Al Jazeera’s Lucy Keating reports on the powerful cyclone that has slammed into Myanmar, killing several people and causing widespread damage.
Winds of up to 190-kilometres per hour have flattened buildings adn poewr lines.
State media have confirmed four deaths so far in the country’s biggest city, Yangon.
However the worst hit area has been the Irrawady Delta – reports from the villages there say half of the buildings have been damaged or destroyed.
The Government has named five regions as disaster zones – including Yangon and the Irrawady Delta.