Cyclone death toll jumps to 100,000

The death toll from the cyclone that ravaged Myanmar may exceed 100,000, the U.S. Charge D'Affaires in Yangon said today. "The information we are receiving indicates over 100,000 deaths," Shari Villarosa said. Villarosa heads the U.S. embassy in the capital Rangoon.

[Ghost of Stalin]

The left wing dictatorship of Burma refused to install an early warning system to prevent this type of losses. Left wing dictatorships have a long history of manipulating the deaths of the masses when it suits their purposes. Communist China killed 100,000 people by not warning of water backup from a dam they built. They counted on an absence of news media in the remote area.

[dealwithitameric a]

Well the barbaric people can't even allow help? People better wake up, this is going to be a real triple tragedy . God help those people.

[Socra]

How awful. It shows just how little communication exists in third world countries. There was a great deal of advanced warning.

[Pat Kittle]

Ghost of Stalin wrote:

The left wing dictatorship of Burma refused to install an early warning system to prevent this type of losses. Left wing dictatorships have a long history of manipulating the deaths of the masses when it suits their purposes. Communist China killed 100,000 people by not warning of water backup from a dam they built. They counted on an absence of news media in the remote area.

The moral to this story is Malthus was right.

Left wing, right wing, they both have skeletons galore.

The US has killed many times more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians so far, and that's just so far. Who knows what the total will ultimately be with all the depleted uranium the US shoots up Iraq with?

Malthus was right!

[damskippy]

dealwithitamerica wrote:

Well the barbaric people can't even allow help? People better wake up, this is going to be a real triple tragedy . God help those people.

Indeed.

[plankroad2003]

It's hard to even think about 100,000 people and more, being killed. I am not sure how much the early warning would help given the poverty levels, but it should have been there.

[some guy]

sweet death turns to politicl debate i see a great big puddle of tears nest to your keyboards

[Vincent]

God help these people? If there was a God, he started it.

[Who will make 1st move]

Human Rights watchdogs apparently have little influence here- I don't see any country or UN or charity stepping up to the plate to relieve this oppression and HELP THESE impoverished and beat down people. WHAT IS HAPPENING? I am so disguisted that I have not been able to find any US news on this tragedy-100,000+ lives affected and all the media cares about is brittany spears and the democratic gameshow. America needs to wake up to the reality of the state of our world!

[Dismayed]

Ghost of Stalin wrote:

The left wing dictatorship of Burma refused to install an early warning system to prevent this type of losses. Left wing dictatorships have a long history of manipulating the deaths of the masses when it suits their purposes. Communist China killed 100,000 people by not warning of water backup from a dam they built. They counted on an absence of news media in the remote area.

Could you explain what a left wing dictator is? Somehow it just doesn't seem to fit if left wing equals liberal and dictator equals absolute ruler.

Whatever this government is, they are evil for not allowing help to be given to the residents who are struggling to survive this tragedy.

[rzneas]

God has mercy of us.

[varjuga]

We need help,but how without military invasion,to do:)!??

[Kelly P]

Pat Kittle wrote:

<quoted text>
The moral to this story is Malthus was right.
Left wing, right wing, they both have skeletons galore.
The US has killed many times more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians so far, and that's just so far. Who knows what the total will ultimately be with all the depleted uranium the US shoots up Iraq with?
Malthus was right!

Malthus was a ninny just like you. This is about up to 100,000 people killed, not your hatred for the United States. Take your "blame America" rhetoric to another discussion.

[Thad]

Well said Kelly P

[PGCSmitty]

How could we only hear of 5-10K death toll @ first?Then this incredible jump in the toll.

[newanarchy]

Kelly P wrote:

<quoted text>
Malthus was a ninny just like you. This is about up to 100,000 people killed, not your hatred for the United States. Take your "blame America" rhetoric to another discussion.

Because the 100,000 dead Iraqi don't matter?

[Kelly P]

PGCSmitty wrote:

How could we only hear of 5-10K death toll @ first?Then this incredible jump in the toll.

The Burma government either is totally incompetent and really has no clue how many died, or it did and was just hoping to keep the figure a secret.

[lastcall4more]

Wow, It went from like 400 people to this. This is insane. This is almost as bad as the tsunami. 100,000 people is a huge number. on a biblical proportion. Don't say there is No Global Climate Change. It's clear there is. This is insane. It's a huricane. How many people died in Florida? thousands of homes gone but very few deaths. This must have been huge. Anyways, their Government sucks for not allow aid. I'm not sure AID will get to them. I think it will go to the Black Market if they do let it in.

[Just Plain Bill]

Pat Kittle wrote:

<quoted text>
The moral to this story is Malthus was right.
Left wing, right wing, they both have skeletons galore.
The US has killed many times more than 100,000 Iraqi civilians so far, and that's just so far. Who knows what the total will ultimately be with all the depleted uranium the US shoots up Iraq with?
Malthus was right!

Whine you pansy. Go hide in the closet.

"Malthuth wath right," you limpwrist. LAL!:) HAW!

[raw and loaded]

How do you not know that a storm that large is coming...did no one pay attention to the birds, the water levels, the sky? Its sad that this happened but when you decided to live in the 6th century and refuse to adapt to the new inventions like sirens and alarms...tragedies like this will happen...every time