Introduction: Cyclone Nargis struck on 2 nd May 2008 and was the worst natural disaster in the recorded history of Myanmar. More than 2 million people were affected by the cyclone which left 146 ...

In May 2008, tropical cyclone Nargis bore down on southern Burma, claiming at least 140,000 victims and affecting 2.4 million others. Ignoring protests from foreign governments and aid agencies, Burma ...

That year, Cyclone Nargis descended on the nation’s coast and took the lives of at least 100,000 people as the regime played down the storm’s severity. Myanmar at the time was ruled by another ...

The junta's total war on the Myanmar population has extended to tight restrictions on vital aid to the hungry and displaced.

Just hours after the quake, the ruling junta declared a state of emergency in some quake-hit cities and issued a plea for international aid — a move that represents a stark contrast to the aftermath ...