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Myanmar Disaster: “Snapped in two like match sticks”

Posted by Kate Sands Adams on May 9th, 2008

Myanmar Village cyclone destruction, Gordon Bacon, the IRC
Photo: Gordon Bacon/The IRC
This photo was sent from Myanmar today by my colleague Gordon Bacon, who’s coordinating IRC’s emergency response to the cyclone disaster.

Gordon says: “I saw hundreds of these massive concrete electric cable posts, snapped in two like match sticks. You can imagine what the storm did to thatch homes and the families that lived in them.”

How can you help? We’re accepting contributions to support IRC emergency relief programs and long-term recovery assistance in Myanmar.  Please click here to donate. (If you’re in the UK or Europe, please visit www.IRCuk.org to make a gift.)
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This entry was posted on Friday, May 9th, 2008 at 9:03 pm and is filed under Asia, emergencies, howtohelp, photos. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

One Response to “Myanmar Disaster: “Snapped in two like match sticks””

  1. venkateswarlu S Says:
    May 13th, 2008 at 2:05 am

    Nargis entered like a devil in the heaven like Myanmar (burma)

    May God bless all the souls.

    Venkateswarlu, S
    India

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