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Myanmar: 18 months after cyclone Nargis, critical needs still not addressed

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 20:30:06 GMT

Eighteen months after Cyclone Nargis devastated communities in the Irrawaddy Delta, there are critical needs that still haven't been addressed.
Source: Relief Web

Isle medical team tends to hundreds

Mon, 30 Nov 2009 11:54:42 GMT

After breakfast at 6 the next morning, they began doing surgery, he said, noting the hospital had built an additional operating room. "We saw them build it basically by hand last year, carrying concrete on their heads."
Source: Honolulu Star-Bulletin

Australia to aid post-Nargis recovery plan in Myanmar

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 03:12:50 GMT

Australia will extend 15 million U.S. dollars more of fund to Myanmar for carrying out various post-Nargis recovery plans in cyclone-hit areas, the local Biweekly Eleven reported Thursday.
Source: People's Daily Online

Coordinateur Administratif & Financier

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:52:19 GMT

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Source: Relief Web

Myanmar: Rats gnaw at cyclone recovery

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:06:11 GMT

SATSALONGKYA, 25 November 2009 (IRIN) - Hla Shwe, 47, had great expectations for his 14ha of paddy fields, which he hoped would help him recover from the devastation of Cyclone Nargis.
Source: YubaNet

Myanmar Cyclone Survivors Still Need Shelter: U.N.

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:21:10 GMT

International donors pledged a fresh $88 million for 17,800 new houses, 40 new schools and livelihood programs for 1 million people, but that won't be enough, the United Nations and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations said.
Source: The Post Chronicle

No homes in sight for 900,000 Myanmar cyclone survivors

Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:19:07 GMT

Reuters and AlertNet are not responsible for the content of this article or for any external internet sites. The views expressed are the author's alone. A boy looks from under a tarpaulin cover used by his family for shelter, in Myanmar, April 29.
Source: Reuters Alert Net

NRC responds to desperate shelter needs

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:05:00 GMT

NRC continues to respond to the shelter needs in Myanmar. Several hundred thousand people are still in need of sustainable shelter, a year and a half after cyclone Nargis struck.
Source: Reuters Alert Net

Aik din Geo kay saath (Episode 181) - Nargis Part 1 of 3

Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:51:45 GMT

Quoted in 'Battle of Dutt siblings makes Bandra sizzle'

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:37:02 GMT

said in DNA India:

Sanjay's support has been tremendous throughout the campaign. Everyone still remembers the humane nature of Nargis Dutt. Whenever Sanjay mentions her name, it makes a big impact on the audience

Quoted in 'Oman Academic to Edit Special Issue of Springer Journal'

Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:55:32 GMT

said in Khaleej Times:

Particularly discussed are forecasting, emergency response and impact of Tropical Cyclone Gonu which made a landfall in Oman in 2007, Tropical Cyclone Nargis (Myanmar 2008) and Tropical Cyclone SIDR (Bangladesh 2007)

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:02:57 GMT

Nargis Obeidi the mother of Morsal and Ahmad-Sobair Obeidi, sit in a courtroom in Hamburg February 13, 2009.

Photo from Reuters Pictures

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 12:38:12 GMT

Ghulam-Mohamad Obeidi (C) and Nargis Obeidi (L), parents of Morsal and Ahmad-Sobair Obeidi, and other family members leave a court in Hamburg February 13, 2009.