Re: God Has Pretty Much Destroyed BURMA - So JUST Imagine What God Will Do To IRAN, SYRIA and RUSSIA When They Fuck With ISRAEL

Start building those arks,yids. What with global warming, israhell will be
under water in 20 years lol End of problem. Thank you Yahwehboobie!




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500,000? Burma death toll 'worse than Tsunami'...

Burma death toll worse than Tsunami



By NICK PARKER
Chief Foreign Correspondent at Mae Sot on the Burmese border
and JAMES CLENCH

Published: Today
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THE death toll in cyclone-ravaged Burma could hit 500,000 – more than
TWICE the total killed by the Boxing Day Tsunami.

Last night’s warning came as it emerged that 17 Britons, including ex-
pats and backpackers, were still missing.

Sources said 200,000 people were already dead or dying.

But the figure could rise to HALF A MILLION through disease and hunger
if the nation’s hardline army rulers continue to block aid for the
devastated lowlands of the Irrawaddy Delta.

That would dwarf the 230,000 deaths across South East Asia in the 2004
catastrophe.


Nyo Ohn Myint, of exiled opposition party The National League for
Democracy, told The Sun at a border crisis centre: “Much of this will
be a man-made disaster, caused by the military regime.

“The bodies need to be collected and burnt as soon as possible or
disease will claim many more lives. But the government has organised
nothing and its 400,000 soldiers are doing nothing while undistributed
aid piles up.


“They are hoping bodies will be washed out to sea so the final count
is smaller – but it could kill half a million people within a matter
of weeks. The world must know what is going on.”

Disaster struck on Saturday when 120mph Cyclone Nargis forced ashore
waves up to 20ft high. The Irrawaddy town of Labutta – population
80,000 – was wiped off the map.


Local doctor Aye Kyu told how families clung to trees as their homes
were swept away.

He said: “I asked survivors how many there were left. They said about
200.”

A spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid
said: “The entire lower delta region is under water.

Teams are talking about bodies floating around. This is a major, major
disaster.”

The UN World Food Programme said up to a million may have been left
homeless in the vital “rice bowl” farming region alone.

In the city of Bogalay, 95 per cent of homes are thought to have been
destroyed.

In the township of Dedaye, south of the main city Rangoon, desperate
kids scavenged among the debris of their homes for anything useful to
survival.

On the outskirts of Rangoon forlorn families, including a mother
cradling her screaming baby, queued for emergency handouts of rice.


In Britain, International Development Secretary Douglas Alexander told
MPs the situation was “grave”.

The UK has so far pledged more aid than anyone, announcing a £5million
package to be channelled through the UN.

Charities Save the Children, Oxfam and the British Red Cross have also
swung into action.

But most of the aid is yet to be distributed because of the secretive
Burmese junta, led by ruthless General Than Shwe.

His isolationist regime is paranoid an influx of foreigners might have
a political impact on a national referendum due tomorrow, set to
strengthen the army’s grip still further.

Just four of the air force’s 80 helicopters have been used to move
food, water and medical shipments.

Meanwhile, many desperately needed supplies remain in neighbouring
countries awaiting clearance, along with aid workers denied visas.

Aid packages which have made it to Rangoon Airport were still on the
tarmac.

There were fears that some could be stolen and sold on by corrupt
officials.

Mark Farmaner, director of Burma Campaign UK, insisted: “We can’t wait
for them any more.

“The Security Council must pass a resolution for aid delivery now.

“We need to see the British, French and US navies begin delivering
assistance. Every extra day lost is causing the deaths of yet more
innocent victims.”

The Burmese embassy in London claimed aid workers were not being
allowed in because of fears for their safety.

An official said: “The Irrawaddy Delta region is hard to travel at the
best of times. Once it is safe, we want more in the country as soon as
possible.”

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1143691.ece
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