SaveTheHills(STH) is a group of concerned citizens who are raising awareness about landslides in Darjeeling-Sikkim Himalaya. Many landslides are the direct or indirect result of human interference and preventable if sufficient care is taken. As such, unless we begin a comprehensive and sustained program towards landslide management, prevention and mitigation, the consequences of ignoring years of human callousness will, in the future be devastating.
Monday, May 5, 2008
What ever happened to Cyclone Nargis?
Well this is what happened.
Again, we were lucky.
But as it ripped thru Myanmar it killed over 400 people.
Placed opposite is a photo from Myanmar TV of the destruction in Yangoon.
The question is how long will our luck last?
An update on 06May2008: the official death toll is now 10,000 dead and not 400 as earlier reported. This figure is expected to rise sharply!
An update on 08May2008: the official death toll is now more than 100,000 dead.
An update on 09May2008: 1,500,000 are homeless
praful rao
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