Stories written by Aung Myo

The Search for Water

By Aung Myo
Summer brings with it the search for better access to drinking water, especially in the Irrawaddy Delta of Myanmar that was hit by Cyclone Nargis in May 2008. More than 5,000 ponds and 3,000 hand-dug wells in the delta area, the usual sources of water for local communities, were also destroyed by Nargis.

As Nargis’ Anniversary Nears, Schools Sprout Back Up

By Aung Myo
The onset of May brings with it the memory of the destruction brought by Cyclone Nargis in Myanmar, but also still ongoing efforts to put the pieces of life back together again. These efforts include reconstructing and building schools, since about 4,000 of them were totally or partially damaged by the killer cyclone that struck on May 3, 2008, according to the Post-Nargis Joint Assessment report done by the Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN).
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