And the Cyclone story continues...

This comes not from me, but a third party source (don't you just love cut-and-paste?) and really drives home how big of a deal this may become...  

"The death toll in cyclone-ravaged Burma (Myanmar) could hit 500,000 - more than TWICE the total killed by the December 26th 2004 Tsunami.  Sources said 200,000 people were already dead or dying.  But the figure could rise to Half a Million through disease and hunger if the nation's hardline army rulers continue to block aid for the devastated lowlands of the Irrawaddy Delta.  That would dwarf the 230,000 deaths across South East Asia in the 2004 catastrophe."

"Disaster struck on Saturday when 120mph Cyclone Nargis forced ashore waves up to 20 feet high.  The Irrawaddy town of Labutta - population 80,000 - was wiped off the map."

"Local doctor Aye Kyu told how families clung to trees as their homes were swept away.  He said, 'I asked survivors how many there were left.  They said about 200.' A spokesman for the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Aid said: 'The entire lower delta region is under water. Teams are talking about bodies floating around. This is a major, major disaster.'  The UN World Food Program said up to a million may have been left homeless in the vital 'rice bowl' farming region alone.  In the city of Bogalay, 95% of homes are thought to have been destroyed."

And what's the worst news?  The military junta is apparently doing nothing right now.  Concerning help from the Myanmar Air Force, only 4 of the countries 80 helicopters are being used to move food, water, and supplies to areas of need.  

Is this really happening?  People are dying left and right and the government, a group of ruthless generals that run the country, (the biggest one being a dude by the name of Gen. Than Shwe), are literally sitting on their hands.  BBC reports that the few aid packages that have made it to the Rangoon capital airport are just sitting on the tarmac.  This is enough to frustrate anyone.... Spread the word, keep up with the news, and pray for the people of this nation!