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A native Burmese account of the cyclone aftermathPosted by Jeremy Goldkorn, May 26, 2008 6:22 PM
This account of the aftermath of the cyclone in Burma by a Burmese citizen was sent to Danwei from a source in Myanmar. I went to Bogalay for two days on 18th and 19th May.
On the 18th, some were sent back to their own villages in boats, and two or three of them capsized in the strong wind in the evening. Some say three, some say one boat sank; over 100 are said to be killed. Nobody knows for sure. The people on board were said to have been given rice for 7 days and 20,000 kyats. Schools have been told to receive the registration for coming academic year starting from 25th this month. The most he is worried about is how to buy and sell things to live on if he goes back to his village. He said some people are fleeing the area to avoid being sent back to their villages. The monasteries are said to have been ordered to make all cyclone victims leave by the end of this month. It's not confirmed yet; it's rumored.
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