Wind Storm declared as Cyclone
Region: India306 passengers airlifted Jammu, (Scoop News) –JK State Government today declared the wind storm of 19th/20th March, 2012 as a natural calamity under the category of cyclone. Off... more
Views: 706JK CM reviews situation arising out of Cyclone
Region: India
Srinagar, March 20 (Scoop News) – JK Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Tuesday morning reviewed the situation that has arisen due to last night’s windstorm in the Valley at an emergency meeting, he chai... more
Views: 1253Typhoon Santi (Mirimae) : All Souls Day typhoon expected to bring floods and landslides
Region: PhilippinesTyphoon Mirinae Aka Typhoon Santi the Philippine AOR (Area of Responsibilty) name is forecast to hit Luzon Island threatening Central, Northern, and National Capitol Region areas on Luzon. Island The forecast is grim... more
Views: 3019Cyclone Reshmi Wreaks Devastation in Southwest, Killing 9
Region: Bangladesh
Cyclone 'Reshmi' swept over southwestern coastal belts of the country early on Monday, leaving at least nine people dead and many houses and crops on vast tracts of land damaged. Three people were killed in Patuaknali whi... more
Views: 1532Cyclone, Psychocyclone and Incommunicado Myanmar
Region: Myanmar
The UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has been able to get through the Junta-set barriers for the sake of cyclone survivors. In principle, the Junta leaders have agreed to allow in international aid works but other conditio... more
Views: 1484Exclusive Myanmar Cyclone Destruction Pictures
Region: Myanmar
GroundReport.com has obtained exclusive, original photos from the ground in Myanmar, capturing the destruction of Cyclone Nargis. Myanmar's junta government is refusing foreign aid workers. Already there are reports of an... more
Views: 4109Myanmar and the Idea of National Sovereignty
Region: Myanmar
My views on issues like national sovereignty could be seen as unusual. In the strong unlikelihood that any outside nation would attempt to invade the U.S., I'd be waiting on line to be handed fatigues and a rifle.... more
Views: 1626Myanmar: Slow Relief Work
Region: Myanmar
by Mong Palatino First, an update on the situation in Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis hit the country a few days ago. The death toll continues to rise. The official report on the number of casualties is way below ... more
Views: 1536Help Provide Relief to Burmese Workers
Region: Myanmar
by James Parks With more than 22,000 people reported dead (with some estimations going as high as 100,000) and as many as 1 million homeless after a tropical cyclone that struck Burma over the weekend, the Fede... more
Views: 1307Military Junta Ignores Pleas from Relief Missions
Region: Myanmar
Myanmar's military junta has made it clear that its government only wanted to allow the relief goods to come in, but not the reflief workers, especially those coming from the United States. Obviously, the military general... more
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