Burma after the cyclone : making a disaster out of a cyclone / Ashley South

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: 2008Subject(s): In: The World Today Vol 64 No 7, July 2008, pp.25-27Summary: Cyclone Nargis may come close to matching the toll of the 2004 tsunami, but this is as much due to the Burmese regime's unwillingness to accept external aid and assistance as to the magnitude of the storm itself. This article looks at the complex political maneuverings of the junta, its supporters, its opponents and the international community.
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Cyclone Nargis may come close to matching the toll of the 2004 tsunami, but this is as much due to the Burmese regime's unwillingness to accept external aid and assistance as to the magnitude of the storm itself. This article looks at the complex political maneuverings of the junta, its supporters, its opponents and the international community.

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