http://www.metafilter.com/tags/danwei Posts tagged with 'danwei' at MetaFilter. Wed, 14 May 2008 15:38:33 -0800 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:38:33 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/71661/Anonymous%2DAmerican%2Din%2DRangoon <a href="http://www.danwei.org/chinas_neighborhood/burma_cyclone_eye_witness_acco.php">A week in Burma after the storm</a> is the second of two anonymous eyewitness reports at <a href="http://www.danwei.org">danwei.org</a> of the impact and aftermath of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclone_Nargis">Cyclone Nargis</a>. It is the most gripping and tremendously sad report I have read yet on the human tragedy that is Nargis and the Myanmar Junta's non-response. <blockquote><em>The monster was wailing, things were crashing on the roof, and the windows looked to break at any moment. The walls and ceilings were moist with water and part of the ceiling had even opened up to spill water below. I felt that with these winds, the whole wall and ceiling could really be peeled away at any moment. I chanced another look out my door and with the force of the winds, plus the caved-in ceiling and electrical wires, chancing an escape seemed not much better an option, especially given that I didn't even know where the emergency stair case was.</em></blockquote> tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.71661 Wed, 14 May 2008 15:38:33 -0800 anonymous burma cyclone danwei disaster myanmar nargis tragedy gen