Update: Myanmar (Burma) Cyclone -- US State Dept says death toll may exceed 100,000

[Dr. Obvious 49]

Terrible.

[Captain Ewok 1,928]

To put things in perspective the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami had a confirmed death toll of 184,000. If this new number holds true then this puts this tragedy in the same category and even possibly in some ways worse on a geographic basis (more destruction in one place). (source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2004_Indian_Ocean_earthquake)

[one...two...tree 2,762]

OMG. Terrible and shameful if the death and destruction could have been minimized but the government ignored it.

Edited May 7, 2008 by Jabberwocky

[almaty 19]

sad, just terribly wrong

[Mononoke28 137]

No matter how much I try to understand what it would be like to be surrounded by death and disaster, it's too abstract for me. I can't imagine seeing so many dead people around me, it has to be so sad and traumatic. I just hope they get the help they need soon.

Diana