Stories about Disaster from June, 2009
Myanmar: Collapse of an Ancient Pagoda
An ancient pagoda in Myanmar collapsed while it was going under renovation, killing at least 5 people. The 180-foot Danoke Pagoda in Yangon Division was originally damaged during Cyclone Nargis so it had been going under renovation. GV author Tan translates a Burmese blogpost about the tragedy.
Jordan: Air France Tragedy and the Bermuda Triangle
Jordanian Hareega is outraged with the conspiracy theories being discussed in Arabic Press over the Air France plane crash. “I don't know much about flying routes, but I'm sure a plane flying from Rio de Janero directly to Paris can never pass through Bermuda triangle!! Also, some Arabs need to...
Pakistan: The Plight Of The IDPs
Deadpan Thoughts writes about the plights of the IDPs of Swat Valley region in Pakistan: “Only about 300,000 people have been provided shelter in the camps set up by the UNHCR and Pakistan’s government. This is hardly 10% of the total number of displaced people.”
Sri Lanka: Report From The IDP Camps
Indi.ca recently returned from Vavuniya, the biggest town in the Wanni district of Sri Lanka and temporary refuge to approximately 300,000 IDPs. The blogger reports: “My overall impression after talking to people there is that the humanitarian needs are being addressed, but the human ones are not. Specifically, families are...
Jamaica, France: Extending Sympathy
Jamaican blogger Life, Unscripted, on the Rock remembers the “families and friends of all those who were aboard Air France Flight 447.”
Barbados, Haiti: Hurricane Season 2009
Barbadian Pull! Push! and Haiti Innovation rue the arrival of the 2009 hurricane season.
Ukraine: Abandoned Village in Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
Chernobyl and Eastern Europe posts a video of an abandoned village in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
