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Monday, May 5, 2008
Cyclone Nargis update
I sadly write that the numbers are finally coming in today and the world is now seeing the horrific images in the aftermath of Nargis. Over 15,000 are dead and it is estimated that those numbers are going to continue to rise. This is much more than I ever expected.
As I wrote a few days ago, minimal information had come out of the country the day after the storm made landfall. It only makes me wonder how much or how little information about this storm was disseminated within the country prior to landfall and could that information have helped to reduce the number of fatalities.
Here at the World Weather center we all share in the grief for the innocent lives lost in Myanmar and for the families who have lost everything. If you would like to be involved, there are many organizations that desperately need you help right now to bring aid to Myanmar. A few of those agencies can be found at www.cnn.com/impactyourworld I think it appropriate to end this blog as I did previously, to continue to stay prepared, informed and involved. -- From Kevin Corriveau, CNN Senior Weather Producer/Anchor Click here to send your weather iReports or e-mail us at worldweather@cnn.com |
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