Drudge Retort: Red Meat for Yellow Dogs

A tropical cyclone has killed at least 351 people in Burma and damaged thousands of buildings, according to state television.

Parts of the Irrawaddy region were hit particularly badly, with three out of four buildings reportedly blown down in one district.

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global warming?

Zat?

isn't every wave, earthquake and sneeze caused by GM?

isn't every wave, earthquake and sneeze caused by GM?

What does General Motors have to do with this?

What does General Motors have to do with this?

He meant General Mills. Sheesh... don't you know ANYTHING?

"isn't every wave, earthquake and sneeze caused by GM?"

stupidly Posted by vernon

"
Aid effort for cyclone-hit Burma
Some aid begins to reach Burma, as officials work to assess damage caused by Saturday's devastating cyclone. "

news.bbc.co.uk

4000 now, with 3000 still missing.

"YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -- Almost 4,000 people have died and another 3,000 remain missing in Myanmar as a result of this weekend's devastating cyclone, state media reported Monday.

"After about noon, the sky cleared and everybody came out and were just stunned," said Shari Villarosa, U.S. Charge D' Affaires in Yangon. "People on my compound who had been there for about 15 years say they had not seen anything like this here, ever.""

www.cnn.com

"If the toll is confirmed, Tropical Cyclone Nargis would be the world's deadliest storm since a 1999 cyclone in India, which killed up to 10,000 people. "

news.bbc.co.uk

In other news:
"At least 47 people have died in the string of tornadoes that ripped the South late Tuesday and overnight, the Associated Press says, and other news organizations are reporting higher numbers. All accounts have found the totals rising this morning amid recovery efforts."
blogs.usatoday.com

(updated 2 minutes ago)


Myanmar death toll 'could reach 10,000'

www.cnn.com

"Up to 15,000 people are said to have died in the disaster, and many more are missing, officials say."

news.bbc.co.uk

22,000

www.cnn.com

50,000

www.timesonline.co.uk

Nice first post, Vern.

Destruction of mangrove forests in Burma left coastal areas exposed to the devastating force of the weekend's cyclone, a top politician suggests.

ASEAN secretary-general Surin Pitsuwan said coastal developments had resulted in mangroves, which act as a natural defence against storms, being lost.

news.bbc.co.uk

"Five days after a devastating cyclone struck, the UN has urged Burma to open its doors to foreign aid and staff.

More than 22,000 people were killed, says the government, but the top US diplomat in Burma warned that without speedy action that could top 100,000. "

news.bbc.co.uk

Rotting corpses pile up as Myanmar stalls on aid

YANGON, Myanmar (CNN) -- Myanmar's cyclone survivors have insufficient fuel to burn the rotting corpses of the dead as the country's military junta continues to block access for aid groups.

www.cnn.com

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