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December 31, 2004
Is Burma Hiding Something?

So asks the title of this blog post:

My family and I just back from Burma and my wife knows a pilot for an airline there. He told her that he went down there after the tsunami hit and that there were villages that were completely wiped out. I know for a fact that these villages have more then 56 people in them. It's a sad situation for the Burmese people when the juanta is too afraid of losing control if they ask for help from the outside world.

Which points to this news item

Burma Action Ireland has expressed concern that the true facts about the impact of Sunday's tsunamis on the people of Burma may not have been revealed.

The country's military rulers have said Burma was not badly affected by the tidal waves that killed at least 87,000 people in more than 10 countries.

However, Burma Action Ireland spokesman Hugh Baxter said this may not be true.

"The Burmese government has a track record of under-reporting casualties in natural disasters, so it's difficult to know," he said.

"We would quite frankly hope that in this case the military were actually telling the truth."

Burman/Myanmar also experienced an earthquake today, but no damage was reported.

Posted by Michele at December 31, 2004 09:32 AM | TrackBack
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