CYCLONE NARGIS
MAY 2008
Last updated July 2008 - this page now ARCHIVED
This took place over the weekend of Saturday 3rd of May, 2008.
Thanks to Rob Chambers for a quick list of resources that he put together within a few days, and also to the Geographical Association for their swift response.
A reminder for students of the causes of
Hurricanes:
Animated Guide to Hurricanes
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7382836.stm
New Articles:
Hundreds killed by Burma Cyclone (BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7382298.stm
Burma Cyclone death toll rises to 351
http://itn.co.uk/news/74c8a9044360daa87e25538c06fe3bdd.html
Burma Cyclone kills more than 350 people (Daily Telegraph)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/burmamyanmar/1
926897/Burma-cyclone-kills-more-than-350-people.html
Death toll rises in devastating Burma Cyclone (ABC News)
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/05/05/2234974.htm
Hundreds feared dead in Myanmar Cyclone
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/04/myanmar.cyclone/?iref=hpmostpop
Over 350 dead as cyclone pounds Myanmar
http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSBKK1919620080504?feedType=RSS&feedName=top
News
Myanmar cyclone kills at least 351
http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories/newsmlmmd.c3d3441dc4f2f005fe9687f85725a30b.
811.html
Cyclone leaves at least 350 dead in Burma (Guardian)
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/may/05/burma.naturaldisasters
Aid effort for cyclone-hit Burma
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7383573.stm
Burma cyclone damage assessed
http://www.itv.com/News/Articles/Burma-cyclone-damage-assessed-249930073.html
Burma Cyclone - Eyewitness Reports
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7383821.stm
Images
Nargis Cyclone
http://www.flickr.com/photos/tza/2463807874/
Cyclone Nargis map
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chanmyasoe/2463112092/
In Pictures: Burmese Cyclone (BBC News)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7382836.stm
In Pictures: Burmese clean up
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/7383733.stm
Videos:
ITN – Burma Cyclone Video
http://itn.co.uk/videos/a8d2efc7f141912790b8bc7bd8b035a4.html
Cyclone batters Myanmar’s main city Yangon
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4NjDAKLxo4
Hundreds die in Myanmar Cyclone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUcL1mHYYMo
Burma Must allow agencies in (Video from the BBC)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/7382685.stm
http://www.redcross.org.uk/standard.asp?id=80850 - Cyclone Assembly Kit from the Red Cross
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1932064/Cyclone-Nargis-hits-Burma.html - a good set of images
http://www.geographyteachingtoday.org.uk/images/activities/sealevelriserisk.html - interactive from the GTT website
This demonstrates the importance of the RESPONSE to the event being as important as the event itself. The refusal of the Burmese Government to allow free entry by aid workers and delaying the arrival of aid has produced