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RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2008
03 Dec 2008
Source: Reuters
 
RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2008 Cyclone victims huddle in torrential rain as they await assistance in Dedaye Township, southwest of Yangon, May 19, 2008. Flags flew at half-mast across Myanmar on Tuesday for the victims of Cyclone Nargis as the U.N.'s top aid envoy pressed the military government to allow foreign helicopters to fly in supplies to survivors. REUTERS/Stringer (MYANMAR)
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