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MERCY
Myanmar Emergency
Relief for Cyclone Disaster
Special coverage by the Buddhist
Channel
below are headlines extracted from Buddhist
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By KYAW ZWA
MOE, The Irrawaddy, JULY, 2008 - VOLUME 16 NO.7
Do Burmese people really understand the meaning of compassion? Not according to a prominent Buddhist monk who has taken a leading role in Cyclone Nargis relief efforts
MAE SOT, Thailand -- “HOW did you feel when you heard that people were homeless, that monks had lost their monasteries and had nowhere to stay? Over 130,000 people were killed and 2.4 million suffered badly. How did you feel?”
AP, May 20, 2008
YANGON, Myanmar -- As the steady
rain that had been falling all day Monday eased off, the monks at
the Shwedagon Pagoda began to chant and the worshippers prayed. Many
brought their children, some of whom laughed and played marbles in
the pavilion.
By Daniel Burke, USA Today, May 16, 2008
Rangoon, Burma -- After a natural
disaster strikes in the United States, the question almost
immediately arises: Where was God? Or, did God allow this to happen?
The Star (AFP),
May 8, 2008
YANGON, Myanmar --
Hundreds of Buddhist monks were on the streets here yesterday
helping residents clear roads of fallen trees and other debris
caused by killer tropical cyclone Nargis.
more…
by WAI MOE,
The Irrawaddy, May 7, 2008
Rangoon, Burma -- The
survivors of tropical cyclone Nargis are trying to recover their
lives and livelihoods almost without any help from the military
government. However, Buddhist monks have emerged to come to the aid
of many victims.
more…
By AUNG THET
WINE, The Irrawaddy, May 9, 2008
An Irrawaddy correspondent has returned from the delta area after
interviewing military officers, government officials, medical
personnel and survivors of Cyclone Nargis
Bogalay, Myanmar
-- An army
major with the Irrawaddy Division military headquarters who asked
not to be identified said on Wednesday more than 600 villages are
submerged in the Irrawaddy delta along Cyclone Nargis’ deadly path.
The Buddhist
Channel, May 8, 2008
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
-- Myanmar, more than any country in the world had popularised
Buddhist meditation, hosting practitioners at its monasteries and
sending teachers all over the world.
more…
by Venerable
Thich Quang Ba, The Buddhist Channel, May 9, 2008
Urgent help NEEDED NOW
for millions of Burmese Cyclone Victims
more…
by Ricardo
Sasaki, The Buddhist Channel, May 9, 2008
Nalanda
Buddhist Center of Brazil (a registered religious entity active in
Brazil for the 20 years) joins the initiative of Buddhist Aid Trust,
Myanmar Cyclone Recovery Fund and Nibbana.com, and lanches a
Brazilian Campaign to gather resources for the thousands of victims
in Burma/Myanmar due to the Cyclone Nargis.
more…
The
Associated Press, May 9, 2008
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A
Taiwanese Buddhist leader said Friday that Myanmar was promptly
dispatching food and medical materials to cyclone survivors even
though the reclusive country has been slow to let foreign aid
workers in.
more…
by MATTHEW
TREVISAN, The Globe and Mail, May 8, 2008
Yangon, Myanmar -- As
international relief workers struggle to provide assistance to
survivors in the immediate aftermath of cyclone Nargis, five major
crises in the Irrawaddy delta threaten to multiply the already
devastating human toll in the coming weeks and months.
more…
Bernama (AFP),
May 8, 2008
YANGON, Mynamar -- The
death toll from the Myanmar cyclone could top 100,000, the top US
diplomat in the country said Wednesday, as thousands of
shell-shocked survivors emerged from the flood waters, desperate for
food.
more…
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