Myanmar was hit by a horrific cyclone named Nargis, which is the equivalent to our hurricanes. The loss of life was staggering. An estimated 84,530 people died and there are over 53,856 still missing. This is a poor country anyway and then something like this happens and the resources are not there to help these poor victims. According to the United Nations, it will cost approximately a billion US dollars over the next three years for aide and to rebuild Myanmar.
We thought it was bad here when Katrina and Rita hit, well at least we did have someone come to help even if it wasn’t as fast as we thought it should. These poor people have very little to begin with and very little that is available to help them. I’m sure the world will rally around to help. My heart goes out to them as I know in a very small way the devastation they feel. God bless them.