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    Tagged: disaster

    Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Study finds risk of mega-quake to Burma’s west

    Scientists predict a that a massive earthquake will one day hit one of the world’s most populous regions, as tectonic plates under Bangladesh and eastern India creep into neighboring Burma.

    Education Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Disasters take toll on Burma’s schools

    When disasters destroy schools in Burma and elsewhere in the region, hundreds of thousands of children lose out, according to a new report by Save the Children.

    The flooded town of Ann, located in Arakan State. (PHOTO: Tharlay Rakhine).

    Arakan Lead Story Natural Disasters News

    Five confirmed dead, homes destroyed in Arakan floods

    At least five people have been killed as homes and bridges are washed away in the Arakan State town of Ann following fresh floods over the weekend.

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    Orphans of the Storm video

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    Orphans of the Storm

    “Orphans of the Storm” is a documentary by Quicksilver Media that follows the plight of children orphaned by Cyclone Nargis, which struck six years ago today.

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    Explosion at jade mine kills 2

    Jan 9, 2009 (DVB), At least two people were killed and eight injured in an explosion in the Pha-Kant jade mine Kachin state on 31 December, according to local residents.[…]

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    Earth tremors cause concern in Bogalay township

    Oct 16, 2008 (DVB), Residents of Bogalay township in Irrawaddy division have reported experiencing regular earth tremors without warning since 12 October, and say this is causing anxiety among locals.[…]

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    Border markets closed due to flooding

    Sep 8, 2008 (DVB), Markets in the towns of Tachelik and Mae Sai on the Thai Burma border have been closed in anticipation of flooding due to heavy rain on[…]

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    Flooding in Tachilek causes heavy losses

    Aug 25, 2008 (DVB), Around 100 million baht in business and property were lost by traders due to flooding caused by heavy rain on the Thai-Burmese border area between the[…]

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    Floods subside in parts of Bago

    Aug 20, 2008 (DVB), Bago residents said the water level of the Bago river, which had risen due to heavy rains and flooded parts of the town, has begun to[…]

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    Landslide in Moegok kills 6

    Aug 19, 2008 (DVB), Six people, including one child, were killed in a landslide brought on by heavy rain in Moegok on Saturday, which also flattened a house, according to[…]

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    Three Bago wards evacuated due to floods

    Aug 15, 2008 (DVB), Flooding in Bago division caused by heavy rainfall has been exacerbated by the opening of reservoir gates upstream of the river, forcing residents of three wards[…]

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    Floods in Bago threaten towns

    Aug 12, 2008 (DVB), The water level of the Bago river is predicted to reach the emergency level of 910cm within the next two days due to ongoing heavy rains,[…]

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    Landslide in Kachin state kills 15

    Aug 5, 2008 (DVB), At least 15 people were killed in a landslide caused by heavy rain in the popular gold and jade mining area of Pha-Kant in Kachin state[…]

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    38 killed as ferry sinks in Burma

    Jul 4, 2008 (AP), State media says at least 38 people have died after a motorized ferry sank in a river of Burma’s cyclone-battered Irrawaddy delta. The New Light of[…]

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    Flooding in Kachin state kills 5

    Jul 2, 2008 (DVB), Five people were killed when a creek in Kachin state's Laizar region controlled by the Kachin Independence Organisation burst its banks last Saturday, according to locals.[…]

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    Moegok landslide kills 11

    Jun 16, 2008 (DVB), Eleven people, including two children, were killed and several houses destroyed in a landslide in Mandalay division’s Moegok township last Wednesday, according to local residents. A[…]

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    Referendum to go ahead as planned

    May 5, 2008 (DVB)-The national referendum on the Burmese military regime's draft constitution is to be held on 10 May as planned, despite the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, state[…]

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    US provides initial aid to cyclone-ravaged Burma

    May 5, 2008 (AFP)

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