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Villager try to catch money thrown by donors during the opening ceremony of the first cyclone shelter in Pyar Pon
02 May 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Villager try to catch money thrown by donors during the opening ceremony of the first cyclone shelter in Pyar Pon township in Myanmar's delta region May 2, 2009. Cyclone Nargis, the worst natural disaster recorded in Myanmar's history, slammed into it's delta a year ago on May 2, 2008, killing more then 130,000 people and leaving 2.4 million destitute. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR ANNIVERSARY DISASTER ENVIRONMENT SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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Villager try to catch money thrown by donors during the opening ceremony of the first cyclone shelter in Pyar Pon township in Myanmar's delta region May 2, 2009. Cyclone Nargis, the ...


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