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Burma declares five regions disaster areas after cyclone

May 3, 2008 (DVB) Rangoon was struck by cyclone Nargis early this morning, leaving many areas without electricity or communication links and traffic at...

Burma needs millions of new houses, says UN

The UN says that one in four people in Burma live in low-quality housing, exposing them to greater threats during natural disasters.

World Food Programme short $40 million in Burma

More than 600,000 people in Burma need food assistance due to natural disasters, violence and conflict, the UN World Food Programme (WFP) said on Wednesday.

President urges evacuation in Irrawaddy delta

"Natural disasters can't be stopped once they start," Thein Sein warns delta residents in a speech broadcast on state TV.

Remembering the tsunami

More than 220,000 people perished 10 years ago today in the worst natural disaster in living history. Some 2,000 were Burmese; many bodies remain unclaimed.

$500m ‘still needed’ for cyclone victims

Two-year anniversary of Burma's worst recorded natural disaster marked with calls by the UN for a massive increase in funding to victims

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