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Recent News: Cyclone Nargis
An orphan who survived the cyclone drew this picture of what he saw – bamboo houses being tossed around in the cyclone – then floating away in the storm surges.
Cyclone Nargis hit Burma’s southern delta region on May 2 and 3, 2008.
More than 140,000 people died in the cyclone.
For weeks, many bodies of both people and animals lay where the storm left them.
In many areas, more than 90% of the houses and other structures were destroyed.
Adventures In Burma
Travel in Burma is always an adventure. Trains can derail. Airlines within the country do not always adhere to internationally recognized safety standards.
Even travel by bus on the road is uncertain due to the poor road condition and frequent breakdowns. To make a difficult situation even worse, it is not unusual to be sold diesel fuel mixed with water, causing further breakdowns and delays. A 100 mile trip can easily take 12 hours or longer.
In Burma’s delta region, travel to many villages is by boat. During the monsoon season, storms can come up quickly, capsizing boats like this one.
Be Inspired
ACM currently has 30 teachers teaching in 13 villages in southern Burma. We are hoping to send 100 teachers to educate and protect children in poor and remote villages.
Teachers not only bring education to impoverished and destroyed villages, but also protect innocent children from abduction and child slavery. More...