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PHOTOS: One year after Cyclone Nargis
Source: Reuters
Cyclone Nargis swept across Myanmar on May 2 and 3, 2008, triggering a huge sea surge and killing nearly 140,000 people.
The storm destroyed villages and paddy fields, affecting up to 2.4 million people in Yangon and the Irrawaddy Delta.
One year on, aid workers say at least 500,000 survivors, including 200,000 children, are still living in makeshift shelters cobbled together from tarpaulin and bamboo poles. Their misery is likely to be compounded as this year's monsoon season approaches.
Below are Reuters pictures taken by Soe Zeya Tun in Myanmar one year after the cyclone.
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The storm destroyed villages and paddy fields, seriously affecting up to 2.4 million people in Yangon and the Irrawaddy Delta. One year on, aid workers say at least 500,000 survivors, including 200,000 children, are still living in makeshift shelters cobbled together from tarpaulin and bamboo poles. Their misery is likely to be compounded as this year's monsoon season approaches.
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The storm destroyed villages and paddy fields, seriously affecting up to 2.4 million people in Yangon and the Irrawaddy Delta. One year on, aid workers say at least 500,000 survivors, including 200,000 children, are still living in makeshift shelters cobbled together from tarpaulin and bamboo poles. Their misery is likely to be compounded as this year's monsoon season approaches.
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