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- mandomafioso0
Indeed, tragic...
I would be interested if people have links to charities involved in the helping in Burma. Red cross, I would think, but more grass-roots organizations where my money isn't spent on advertising and more on action. Are charities allowed in Burma?!?
- detritus0
Jesus, 10k people.
I was literally just reading the BBC headline on this just now, having been surprised by the earlier raising to of the toll to 4k.
It's a horrible thing to say, but perhaps the international aid demanded by the situation will force a wedge into the autocracy and promote change there, at long last?
- harlequino0
This place is already no picnic, right? What with the military regime and violence? And now they have to deal with this. Good god, man.
- ********0
22500 now.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008…
- vnmbr0
:(
- ernexbcn0
that's fucking terrible :(
- MrOneHundred0
The Australian Government has some aid agencies already on the ground there, but they are having trouble getting more into Burma because of how critical we have been about the “Government”.
- when it comes to aid who gives a shit about politics.dbloc
- America for one. Internally at least.********
- Australia is generally very good when giving aid, but it is the Burmese military Junta holding things up in this case.MrOneHundred
- utopian0
If only Myanmar had "oil fields or oil reserves" in it's country, so many people would have probably not died...
- not sure i followninjasavant
- Actually I've heard that they do have a lot of natural resources. It's why the junta is so successful.
mandomafioso
- stewart0
41,000 missing
- brains0
One million people homeless.
- omgitsacamera0
what the fuck
the military asks for aid
then i hear that the aid is fucking waiting on the government.
- harlequino0
100,000 people thought dead. Holy shit.
http://www.cnn.com/- oops, didn't see this one, sorry. i also posted it below.TeganTorch
- Llyod0
too bad foreigners aren't allowed in that cracknut country
- CALLES0
i heard it's very nice this time a year
- TeganTorch0
100,000 possibly now