Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed

» 29 mins ago: Conditions in Myanmar starker than portrayed « (AP Photo/FILE) In this July 18, 2008 file photo, newly built houses made of light materials for Cyclone Nargis victims, are reflected in the water in an area outside of Yangon, Myanmar. According to a recent assessment by the U.N., Myanmar government and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, more than 450,000 houses were destroyed with total damage in the delta and part of Yangon estimated at US $4 billion. ) - A rare bird's-eye look at Myanmar's Irrawaddy delta shows the devastation still left from Cyclone Nargis - broken levies, flooded farm roads, the shattered remains of bamboo huts and trees strewn like matchsticks along the coast. Conditions are far starker than reflected in the assessments from Myanmar's government and even in the recent optimism of... [read full story]