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Myanmar: Kyan Hmaw village

Monday, June 16th, 2008 @ 05:50 UTC

by Mong Palatino

Countries:: Myanmar (Burma)
Topics:: Disaster
Languages:: English

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বাংলা:	মায়ানমার: কিয়ান মাও গ্রাম...
Français:	Myanmar (Birmanie) : .Le village de Kyan Hmaw...

Before Cyclone Nargis hit Myanmar last month, the village of Kyan Hmaw was inhabited by 1,316 people. Now, according to Ashin Mettacara, only 332 people are living in the community.

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