A tale of two Burma refugee camps reveals junta’s great lie
28/5/08
It will be years before the Irrawaddy Delta recovers from Cyclone Nargis - but a visitor to the Sinkan refugee camp could be forgiven for wondering what all the fuss was about. Its 39 blue tents are neat and evenly spaced and their occupants look clean and contented. A team of white-uniformed doctors and nurses tends to their medical needs, white UN Toyota Land Cruisers stand in attendance and a group of Japanese diplomats inspects the camp, snapping photographs as they go. This is the version of Cyclone Nargis that the Burmese Government presents to the world - a tragic misfortune, now well on the way to being overcome with discipline, good organisation and a bit of international help.
See: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23769043-25837,00.html
Tags: Burma, Environment, Human Rights