NPR: Gallery: Scenes from Myanmar After Cyclone Nargis

Gallery: Scenes from Myanmar After Cyclone Nargis

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Reports coming in from Myanmar after Cyclone Nargis suggest thousands of people -- even as many as 10,000 -- were killed by the storm.

The nation is set for a constitutional referendum next week. Now the storm has some wondering whether the vote will go ahead as planned.

Another blogger says Nargis hit a major farming region in Myanmar, the Irrawaddy Delta. "The northern and central parts of the delta are major rice-growing areas, producing 40 percent of the national total," writes Jotman. He adds that Nargis struck as farmers are getting ready to plant next year's crop.

Bonus: Global Voices compiles citizen reports from the scene.

Laura Conaway

1:02 PM ET | 05- 5-2008 | permalink

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