The Aftermath of Cyclone Nargis

After deadly Category 4 Cyclone Nargis struck Myanmar/Burma on May 2, 2008, relief efforts were hampered by the unwillingness of the military junta to accept outside help. Foreign media were kept out without first obtaining hard-to-get visas, and death toll estimates ranged from the official government tally of around 22,000 to outside estimates of up to 100,000 dead. When some journalists finally squeezed into the country, a true picture began to unfold of the devastating effect the storm had on the already beleaguered nation.