Cyclone in Myanmar

@estherlou (5015)
United States
May 5, 2008 8:12pm CST
I can't imagine how difficult it must be to use candlelight instead of electricity, and having to bathe in a nearby lake? What about potty time? This is certainly a big crisis for them!
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• United States
6 May 08
IMO these poor people have a hell of a lot more to worry abou than the examples you give!!
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@2timothy (794)
• Philippines
9 May 08
Food, potable water, and medicines are the primary needs in such crisis but hindered by unaccessible damaged roads. And with so many corpses lying around, diseases will soon aggravate the situation if unchecked. Unfortunately, the military junta restricts and corruptly pockets aid coming from outside.
• United States
7 May 08
It is hard to do after rita we was without lights and water for 2 weeks thank God we had a portable toilet from work and we tood it home to use it we would get water and food from the ary every day we would have to take a sponge bath every day sure pray we don't have to do that again
@Lakota12 (42600)
• United States
6 May 08
potty time behind a bush or tree if any are left. can imagine what they are going thru its sad the lost of life they had
@slickcut (8141)
• United States
6 May 08
Oh i read about this on the internet..This is a terrible tragity...I feel so sorry for what these people are going through...I have never been through anything like this in my life ,but i can only imagine the crisis these people are in...It seems these type tragities are happening now in various places..We never know when we will be hit with something like it...
@jillmalitz (5131)
• United States
6 May 08
Yes this is a real disaster. What makes it even worse is that the military junta which controls the country will not allow other countries like the USA or the United Nations inside the country to help them. Considering the scope of this disaster, this adds a disater on top of this. People are willing and able to help but can we really trust them to do the right thing for their people? I dont know what they have against the US and why they wont allow the US to help.
@GardenGerty (157692)
• United States
6 May 08
It is certainly difficult to just manage to survive in such a crisis. I am afraid that many more people will be challenged in this way. I think I could manage, but who knows. it is hard to imagine.
@faith210 (11224)
• Philippines
6 May 08
Hi estherlou! It is really devastating when I saw it in the news. I feel sad for them and I know how it is to live like that. Here in our country, we usually experience the same thing every year due to the super typhoons that frequently visits our country each year. I hope that help will come their way soon. Just my thoughts dear. Take care and have a nice day!