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the impact cyclone nargis on burma's people as been tragic and it's impact on the geographic landscape has been tremendous.
slight aside: burma is an east asian country, bordered by china, laos, thailand, bangladesh and india. the country is ruled a military junta since 1988. this junta, named the country the Union of Myanamar, the latter of which is often used in reference to the country. recent attention on burma followed protests of the military rule by buddhist monks (begging in August '07), and the subsequent crackdown on these protesters by the ruling junta.
the people (source):
the devastation the people face is tragic alone, but combined with the ruling junta's actions to prevent aid from reaching people, it is beyond description.Burma's state media said Cyclone Nargis on Saturday killed at least 22,980 people and left 42,119 missing, but a top US diplomat said on Wednesday that more than 100,000 may have perished.
the geography - before and after photos below. note how much of country is now under water:
