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Originally Posted by DunceCap
I was wondering if the Adaman side of Thailand was affected. Phuket?
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Navy sent a ship to the Simians (islands (picked up several hundrend stranded tourists and divers).
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Originally Posted by crew
Burma's cyclone death toll tops 10,000
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Of course without transparency, the numbers don't really make much sense. Could there be other reasons the Burmese generals would alter numbers?
This at a time when most nations have cut off all Aid to the Junta.
This happened with HIV numbers in Africa to increase Aid.
Also the opposite has happened, N. Korea and Cambodia (under K.R) not telling about internal starvation to appear as thought we don't need anyone else's help.
It is a tragedy indeed, make worse by the government there.